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ءثكل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the cluster of dates on a palm tree, specifically the stalk and the dates themselves. It also extends to a tool used for flogging, with variations in pronunciation and spelling.

Derived headwords

العُثْكُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Date cluster stalkboth

    The stalk of a date cluster, or the cluster itself with its dates, analogous to a bunch of grapes on a vine.

العُثْكَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Date cluster stalkboth

    Synonymous with العُثْكُول, referring to the stalk of a date cluster or the cluster itself.

الأَثَاكِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Date cluster stalksclassical

    Plural of أثكال, referring to the stalks of date clusters. It is a metathesis of العَثَاكِل.

إِثْكَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Date cluster stalkboth

    A variant pronunciation/spelling for العُثْكُول or العُثْكَال, referring to the date cluster stalk. The hamza is considered an original letter replacing the 'ayn'.

  2. 2.
    Flogging toolclassical

    In the context of hadd punishments, it refers to a tool used for flogging, synonymous with العُثْكُول.

أَثْكُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Date cluster stalkboth

    A variant pronunciation/spelling for العُثْكُول or العُثْكَال, referring to the date cluster stalk. The hamza is considered an original letter replacing the 'ayn'.

  2. 2.
    Flogging toolclassical

    In the context of hadd punishments, it refers to a tool used for flogging, synonymous with العُثْكُول.

Parallel reading

العثكول والعثكال الشمراخ، وما هو عليه البسر من عيدان الكباسة وهو في النخل بمنزلة العنقود من الكرم
Al-'uthkool and al-'uthkaal are the stalk, and what the unripe dates are on from the branches of the cluster, and it is to the palm tree what the bunch is to the vine.
لو أبصرت سعدى بها، كنائلي، ... طويلة الأقناء والأثاكل
If Sa'da had seen her, my kinswoman... long of branches and stalks.
أراد العثاكل فقلب العين همزة
He intended al-'athaakil, so he inverted the 'ayn into a hamza.
فجلد بأثكول
And he was flogged with an athkool.
وفي رواية: بإثكال
And in another narration: with ithkaal.
هما لغة في العثكول والعثكال، وهو عذق النخلة بما فيه من الشماريخ
They are two linguistic variations for al-'uthkool and al-'uthkaal, which is the date cluster of the palm tree with its stalks.
والهمزة فيه بدل من العين وليست زائدة
And the hamza in it is a substitute for the 'ayn and not an addition.