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ك ل ش م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with limited attestations. It primarily relates to the concept of an old woman and, in a separate usage, to the idea of moving quickly.

Derived headwords

الكَلْشَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    A term referring to an elderly female.

كَلْشَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to go quicklyclassical

    To move or proceed with great speed.

كَلْمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to go quicklyclassical

    To move or proceed with great speed.

Parallel reading

وهي (بالفتح) ، وذكر الفتح مستدرك: (العجوز)
And it (with the fatḥa), and mentioning the fatḥa is an addition: (an old woman).
كلشم: ذهب في سرعة، نقله ابن القطاع وكذلك كلمش.
Kalshama: went with speed, transmitted by Ibn al-Qaṭṭāʿ, and likewise kalamasha.
والسين المهملة أعلى.
And the unpointed sīn (i.e., س) is superior.