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ش م ل ق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, old, and potentially ill-tempered or ill-mannered. It is primarily used to describe an old woman, but can also extend to a woman of bad character.

Derived headwords

شَمْلَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An extremely old and decrepit woman, often implying frailty or infirmity due to extreme age.

شَمْلَقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-manneredmodern

    Describing a woman who has bad manners or a poor disposition.

Parallel reading

هي العجوز الكبيرة الهرمة
She is the large, decrepit old woman.
أشكو إلى الله عيالا دردقا مقرقمين وعجوزا شملقا
I complain to God about numerous, troublesome dependents and an old woman.
امرأة شملق: سيئة الخلق
A woman (shmlq): ill-mannered.