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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes old age and the physical deterioration associated with it, particularly concerning teeth and the resulting inability to drink properly. It also extends to describe an old, broken-down she-camel.

Derived headwords

الدَّلْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An old woman, described as being like a broken-down she-camel.

الدَّلْقَمnoun
  1. 1.
    old she-camelclassical

    An old she-camel whose teeth have been worn away by age, causing her to spill water when drinking.

دَلْقَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to have broken teethclassical

    To have one's teeth broken or worn down, especially due to old age.

Parallel reading

الدلقم، كزبرج: العجوز
Ad-dalgam, like zubraj: the old woman.
الناقة المسنة المتكسرة الأسنان
The aged she-camel with broken teeth.
التي أكلت أسنانها من الكبر
She whose teeth have been worn away by old age.
هي التي تكسرت أسنانها فهي تمج الماء مثل الدلوق
She is one whose teeth have broken, so she spills water like a bucket.
هي التي انكسر فوها وسال مرغها
She is one whose mouth has broken and whose gum has become exposed.
أقمر نهات ينزى وفرتج
A she-camel with a broken mouth, mounting and spreading her legs.
لا دلقم الأسنان بل جلد فتج
Not broken-toothed, but rather a wide-flanked, tough one.