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ش ل م ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily denote an old, large woman. The entry discusses variations in pronunciation and references its inclusion in classical dictionaries.

Derived headwords

الشَّمْلَقُnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    A term referring to a large, elderly woman.

شَمْلَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or form for an old, large woman.

Parallel reading

الشملق كجعفر أهمله الجوهري
Al-shamlaq, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jauhari.
وقال أبو عمر و: هي العجوز الكبيرة
And Abu 'Amr said: it is the large old woman.
السين لغة فيه
The letter 'seen' (س) is a pronunciation variant for it.
وقد تقدم كما في العباب واللسان
And it has been previously mentioned as in Al-'Ubab and Al-Lisan.