Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

جَلُوبَةٌ

Root: جلب

Full Definition

جَلُوبَةٌ A thing that is driven or brought from one place or country or town to another for sale; such as an aged she-camel, and a he-camel, and a young she-camel such as is called قَلُوص, and any other thing; but not applied to stallion-camels of generous race, that are used for procreation: pl. جَلَائِبُ: or the pl. signifies camels that are brought to a man sojourning at a water, who has not means of carriage; wherefore they put him [and his companions or goods &c.] thereon: or جلوبة signifies male camels: [see also جَلَبٌ:] or camels that are laden with the goods or utensils &c. of the people: and it is used alike as pl. and sing. See جَلَبٌ, with which it is syn.


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