Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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دلق دلقم دلك


دِلْقِمٌ

دِلْقِمٌ A she-camel (Ṣ, Ḳ, &c.) whose teeth are consumed by old age; (Ṣ;) aged, and having broken teeth; (Ḳ) having her teeth broken by old age, (Ṣ and Ḳ in art. دلق,) so that she spirts out water [after drinking]; (Ṣ in that art.;) like دَلُوقٌ and دَلْقَآءُ: (Ṣ and Ḳ in that art.:) and also written دِلْقَمٌ: (TA in that art.:) or whose teeth are broken, and whose saliva flows: (Aṣ, TA in the present art.:) or having her teeth (أَضْرَاس) fallen out by reason of extreme old age: (Ṣ in art. دلق:) and by some applied to the male: the م, accord. to J and some others of the learned, is augmentative: or it may be from الدَّقْمُ, which means “the breaking of the teeth;” and the ل may be augmentative. (TA.) [See also دَلُوقٌ.]

Root: دلقم - Entry: دِلْقِمٌ Signification: A2

Also † An old woman. (M, Ḳ.)


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