كَلَدٌ
Root: كلد
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كَلَدٌ
[a coll. gen. n.] Rugged lands: n. un. with ة: or [hills such as are termed] إِكَام: n. un. with ة: and
كَلَنْدًى also signifies a hill of this kind: also, a hard place without pebbles; as also كَلَدَةٌ and
كَلَنْدًى : or the last two words signify a piece of rugged ground or land. The Arabs use the expression ضَبُّ كَلَدَةٍ, because the ضبّ burrows only in hard ground.
2 أَبُو كَلَدَةٍ [in some copies of the K, كَلْدَةٍ] a surname of The male hyena.
2 أَبُو كَلَدَةٍ [in some copies of the K, كَلْدَةٍ] a surname of The male hyena.
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