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د ل خ م

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, heavy, or overwhelming, encompassing a large camel, a severe illness, and a deep or heavy sleep.

Derived headwords

الدلخمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    A large and enormous camel.

  2. 2.
    Severe illnessclassical

    A severe and intense illness. It is said, 'May God afflict him with al-dalakham.'

  3. 3.
    Heavy sleepclassical

    A light or long sleep, or anything heavy. This is also used to explain the saying, 'May God afflict him with al-dalakham.'

القلخمnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    Similar to al-dalakham, referring to a large and enormous camel.

Parallel reading

هو (الجمل الضخم العظيم)
It is the large and enormous camel.
وكذلك القلخم
And likewise is al-qalkham.
دلخم تسع حجج دلهمسا
Dalhkam for nine years, in a state of obscurity/heaviness.
الدلخم: داء شديد
Al-dalakham: a severe illness.
يقال: رماه الله بالدلخم
It is said: 'May God afflict him with al-dalakham.'
الدلخم: النوم الخفيف أو الطويل، وكل ثقيل
Al-dalakham: a light or long sleep, and anything heavy.
دلخم، وبه أيضا فسر قولهم: رماه الله بالدلخم
Dalhkam, and by this is also interpreted their saying: 'May God afflict him with al-dalakham.'