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ق ل ذ م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of abundant, vast, and deep water, often metaphorically extended to describe generous or expansive qualities. It is strongly associated with the sea and deep wells.

Derived headwords

القَلْذَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Vast, abundant waterclassical

    Refers to a large expanse of water, particularly a sea or a very deep, abundant well.

القَلْزَمname
  1. 1.
    The Seaclassical

    A proper name for the sea, often used poetically.

القَلِيذَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Deep, abundant wellclassical

    A well that is very deep and has a plentiful supply of water.

Parallel reading

القلذم، كجعفر والذال معجمة: الحر الواسع الكثير الماء
Al-qiladhim, like Ja'far (with a voiced 'th'), is the generous, vast, and abundant water.
شبه بالبئر.
It is likened to a well.
والقليذم، كسميدع: البئر الغزيرة
And al-qilaythim, like sumaydi', is the abundant well.
إن لنا قليذما هموما
Indeed, we have a deep well that causes worries.
يزيدها مخج الدلا جموما
The drawing of the bucket increases its abundance.
ويروى: فصبحت قليذما.
And it is narrated: 'I reached a deep well in the morning.'
ويروى بالدال أيضا
And it is narrated with a 'd' (dal) as well.
ويروى: بالزاي مع التصغير، اشتقه من بحر القلزم، والتصغير للمدح.
And it is narrated: with a 'z' (zay) and diminutive form, derived from the sea al-Qulzum, and the diminutive is for praise.