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بحدل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes lightness and swiftness in movement or action. It can also refer to a specific physical gait where a shoulder might lean or sway. Additionally, it is used as a proper name.

Derived headwords

بَحْدَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyboth

    To move with lightness and speed in one's endeavors or journey.

  2. 2.
    to lean or swayclassical

    Describing a person whose shoulder leans or sways, indicating a particular gait.

البَهْدَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftness of movementboth

    The quality of being light and quick in one's actions or in moving.

البَحْدَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftness of movementboth

    The quality of being light and quick in one's actions or in moving.

  2. 2.
    leaning shoulder gaitclassical

    A specific manner of walking characterized by a leaning or swaying shoulder.

بَحْدَلname
  1. 1.
    name of a manboth

    A proper name for a male individual.

Parallel reading

الخفة في السعي
Lightness in striving/moving.
بحدل الرجل إذا مالت كتفه
A man is 'buhaddal' if his shoulder leans.
بحدل؛ يأمره بالإسراع في مشيه
'Buhaddil'; he commands him to hasten his walk.
وبحدل: اسم رجل
And Buhaddal: a man's name.