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عجل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عَجَلَةٌ ذ : see عَجَلٌ, first sentence. -A2- Also [ A cart, or wheeled carriage of any kind; ] the thing, (S, O,) or اآلَة [meaning اآلَةُ حَمْلٍ i. e. instrument of carriage ], (K,) that is drawn along by the bull: (S, O, K:) said by Er-Rághib to be so called because of the quickness of its passing along: (TA:) pl. ↓ عَجَلٌ [or rather this is a coll. gen. n.] and [pl. of pauc.] أَعْجَالٌ (S, O, K) and [of mult.] عِجَالٌ. (K.) ― -b2- And Pieces of wood constructed, (K,) or a piece of wood, (Msb,) or a thing that is constructed like the [ women's camel-vehicle called ] مِحَفَّة, (Mgh,) upon which burdens are carried: (Mgh, Msb, * K:) pl. [or coll. gen. n.] ↓ عَجَلٌ. (Mgh, Msb.) ― -b3- And A [ water-wheel such as is called ] مَنْجَنُون (S, O) or دُولَاب (K) upon which water is drawn: (S, O: [see also عِجْلَةٌ:]) or a مَحَالَةٌ [app. meaning a great sheave of a pulley by means of which camels draw water ]: (K:) pl. [or coll. gen. n.] ↓ عَجَلٌ. (S, O.) ― -b4- And A piece of wood lying transversely, or horizontally, upon the نَعَامَة [or rather نَعَامَتَانِ or two posts ] of the well, to which the large bucket is suspended: (El-Kilábee, S, O, K: [see زُرْنُوقٌ:]) pl. [or coll. gen. n.] ↓ عَجَلٌ. (TA.) ― -b5- And A kind of ladder made from a palm-tree, like the نَقِير, (O, K,) which is the trunk of a palm-tree hollowed, and having the like of steps made in it: mentioned in a trad. as the means of ascending to an upper chamber. (O.) ― -b6- And A small [ leathern vessel for water such as is called an ] اـِدَاوَة: and some say, a [ leathern water-bag such as is called ] مَزَادَة. (TA.) ― -b7- And i. q. كَارَةُ ثَوْبٍ [app. A garment made up into a bundle ]: pl. عِجَالٌ and أَعْجَالٌ, by the rejection of the augmentative [ة in the sing.]. (TA.) ― -b8- And A rock [ that is as though ] growing forth by itself upon rugged, elevated, hard ground. (AA, O.) ― -b9- See also عَجَلٌ, latter half.

Derived headwords

عَجَلَةٌ
  1. 1.
اآلَةُ حَمْلٍ
كَارَةُ ثَوْبٍ