← Back to Taj al-Arus

ج ل ه م

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the edges, sides, or banks of a valley. It also extends to meanings of intensity, great matters, and can be used as a proper name for people and a tribe.

Derived headwords

الجَلْهَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    edge of a valleyclassical

    The edge or side of a valley. It can also refer to the mouth of the valley.

  2. 2.
    intensityclassical

    Intensity, a difficult situation, or a great matter.

الجَلْهَمَتَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the valleyclassical

    The two sides or banks of a valley.

الجُلْهُمnoun
  1. 1.
    large groupclassical

    A large gathering or multitude of people.

الجَلْهَمnoun
  1. 1.
    large mouseclassical

    A large mouse or rat.

جُلْهُمَةname
  1. 1.
    man's nameclassical

    A proper name for a man, derived from the meaning of the edge of the valley.

  2. 2.
    woman's nameclassical

    A proper name for a woman, also used for men.

الجَلْهَمِيّname
  1. 1.
    tribe nameclassical

    A name for a tribe, specifically a branch of Rabi'a.

جُلْهُمَة بن أَدَدname
  1. 1.
    ancestor of Tayyclassical

    An ancestor of the famous Tayy tribe.

Parallel reading

الجَلْهَمَة، بالضم: حافة الوادي وناحيته
Al-jalhama (with damma): the edge and side of the valley.
فم الوادي وجانبه
The mouth and side of the valley.
جلهمتا الوادي بمنزلة الشطين
The two sides of the valley are like two banks.
ما كدت تأذن لي حتى تأذن لحجارة الجلهمتين
I could hardly get you to permit me until you permitted the stones of the two sides of the valley.
أراد جانبي الوادي
He meant the sides of the valley.
المعروف الجلهتان
The known form is al-jalthan.
والجلهمة: الشدة والخطة والأمر العظيم
And al-jalhama: intensity, a difficult situation, and a great matter.
جلهمة: اسم رجل
Jalhama: the name of a man.
والمحدثون يخطئون ويقولون: الجلهمتين
And the modern scholars err and say: al-jalhamatayn.
زيدت فيها الميم كما زيدت في زرقم وستهم
The mim was added to it as it was added to zarqam and satam.
قصمل الشيء: إذا كسره
Qaslama a thing: if it breaks it.
جلمط رأسه إذا حلقه
Jalamta his head if you shaved it.
فرصم الشيء إذا قطعه
Farasama a thing if you cut it.
كقنفذ: الفأرة: الضخمة
Like qunfudh: the mouse: the large one.
أودى ابن جلهم عباد بصرمته
The son of Jalham, 'Abbad, perished with his flock.
إن ابن جلهم أمسى حية الوادي
Indeed, the son of Jalham has become like the snake of the valley.
والجلهوم: الجماعة الكثيرة
And al-jalthum: the large group.
والجلاهم: حي من ربيعة بن نزار ابن معد
And al-Jalahim: a tribe from Rabi'a ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add.
جلهمة بن أدد: هو طيئ أبو القبيلة المشهورة
Jalhama ibn Adad: he is Tayy, the father of the famous tribe.