translation doubts
سلام عليكم و رمضان كريم
I have some doubts about one word in this sentence because its translation doesn't fit...Could anybody help me, please?
the word is كلكل, and I've found that it means thorax...but the sentence is:
الليل كلكل بظلمته و دفن البيوت تحت سواده
I understand it's a verb and not a noun, but I can't find its meaning....
شكرا

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Salam Claudia and Ramadan Mubarak :)

First, I want to tell you that كلكل is also a tree, so the meaning here could be the shadow that the tree gives , and here is the translation of your sentence as I suggest it:
الليل كلكل بظلمته ودفن البيوت تحت سواده:
The night cast a shadow with its darkness, and buried the houses under its blackness.

I hope it helps.

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The word كلكل means in arabic "cheast" and it's a type of imagery figure in tha arabic language the poet said
"فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لما تَمَطّى بصلبه وأردَف أعجازاً وناءَ بكلْكلِ"
 You have to consider that the arabic language is filled with metaphors.

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