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حسل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

حِسْلٌ حسل The young one of the [kind of lizard called] ضَبّ, (AZ, S, Mgh, K,) when it first comes forth from its egg: (AZ, S, K:) it is next called غَيْدَاقٌ; then, مُطَبِّخٌ; then, خُضَرِمٌ; and then, ضَبٌّ: (S and L voce مُطَبِّخٌ: [but see this word:]) pl. [of pauc.] أَحْسَالٌ (K) and [of mult.] حُسُولٌ (S, K) and حِسْلَانٌ, with kesr, and حِسَلَةٌ, (K, TA,) with kesr and then fet-h. (TA. [In the CK حَسِلَةٌ.]) [Hence,] أَبُو الحِسْلِ, (S,) or أَبُو حِسْلٍ, and ↓ أَبُو حُسَيْلٍ, (K,) The [lizard called] ضَبّ. (S, K.) [Hence also,] لَا اآتِيكَ سِنَّ الحِسْلِ, i. e. I will not come to thee ever, (S, K,) until thy death: (S:) because the tooth of the حسل does not fall out: (S, K:) a prov. (S.)

Derived headwords

حِسْلٌ
  1. 1.
أَبُو الحِسْلِ
لَا اآتِيكَ سِنَّ الحِسْلِ