جَلْمَدٌ

and ↓ جُلْمُودٌ Rock: (S, K:) or a rock; or mass, or piece, of rock: (M:) or a round stone: (Mgh, Msb:) or [a stone] smaller than what is termed جَنْدَل, of such a size as that which is thrown with a ballista: (L:) or a great stone: (Har p. 95:) or the latter word, [a stone] like the head of a kid; or less, such as may be carried in the hand by grasping its side but over which the two hands will not meet, with which date-stones &c. are bruised, or brayed: (ISh:) [plural of the former, جَلَامِدَ; and of the latter, جَلَامِيدُ. Accord. to the Mgh and Msb, the م is an augmentative letter; but most of the lexicographers regard it as radical.]

[Hence,] رَشَحَ جَلْمَدُهُ, said of one known to be a niggard, meaning, (assumed tropical:) He gave something. (Har p. 95.)

And أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ جَلَامِيدَهُ (assumed tropical:) He threw his weight (ثِقَلَهُ) upon him. (K. [See القى عليه مَثَاقِيلَهُ, voce مِثْقَالٌ.])

Also جَلْمَدٌ, (L,) or ↓ جِلْمِدٌ, (K,) A mass of rock rising out of shallow water. (IAar, L, K.)

And the former, (assumed tropical:) A strong man; and so ↓ جَلْمَدَةٌ: (K:) or a man having a strong voice; and so ↓ جُلْمُدٌ. (L.)

-A2- Also, جَلْمَدٌ, Many camels: (S:) or camels composing a large herd: or camels advanced in years; as also ↓ جُلْمُودٌ: (K:) and sheep exceeding in number a hundred: (L, K:) you say ضَأْنٌ جَلْمَدٌ. (L.)

And Oxen, or cows: (L:) and the same word, (K,) or ↓ جَلْمَدَةٌ, (AA, L,) a single ox or cow. (AA, L, K.)