تمل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with small creatures, specifically a type of rodent or lizard found in the Hijaz region. It also extends to botanical terms, referring to a plant resembling a gourd or having a pleasant scent, and a specific type of plant known as 'al-barghash'.

Derived headwords

التَّمِيلَةnoun

1.
Small creatureclassical
A small animal found in the Hijaz region, about the size of a cat.
2.
Young goatclassical
A young female goat, or a young goat of the earth.

تَمَلَانnoun

1.
Plural of 'al-tamila'classical
The plural form of the word 'al-tamila', referring to the small creatures.

التَّمِيلَاتnoun

1.
Plural of 'al-tamila'classical
Another plural form of the word 'al-tamila', as mentioned in Al-Tahdhib.

التَّفَّةnoun

1.
Young goatclassical
A term for a young female goat, synonymous with 'al-tamila'.

عَنَاق الْأَرْضnoun

1.
Young goat of the earthclassical
A term referring to a young female goat, specifically one found in the wild or on the ground.

الْفِنْجَلnoun

1.
Male young goatclassical
The male counterpart to 'al-tamila' or 'al-taffah', referring to a young male goat.

التَّمْلُولnoun

1.
Caterpillarclassical
A term for caterpillars, specifically 'al-qanabiri' with a stressed 'nun'.
2.
Plant nameclassical
A plant known as 'al-barghash' in Persian, also called 'al-ghamlul' and 'al-qanabiri' in Nabataean.

الْقَنَابِرِيّnoun

1.
Caterpillarclassical
A type of caterpillar, often referred to with a stressed 'nun'.
2.
Plant nameclassical
A plant name in Nabataean, possibly referring to 'al-barghash'.

الْبَرْغَشْتnoun

1.
Plant nameclassical
A plant name of Persian origin, also known as 'al-ghamlul' and 'al-qanabiri'.

الْغَمْلُولnoun

1.
Plant nameclassical
A plant name, possibly of Persian origin, synonymous with 'al-barghash'.

التَّامُولnoun

1.
Plant resembling gourdclassical
A plant that resembles a gourd in appearance.
2.
Fragrant plantclassical
A plant with a pleasant scent, growing like a bean plant, with a taste like cloves, used to freshen breath. It is abundant in Oman.

Parallel reading

دويبة بالحجاز على قدر الهرة

A small creature in the Hijaz, about the size of a cat.

والجمع تملان

And its plural is 'tamalan'.

وفي التهذيب: الجمع التميلات

And in Al-Tahdhib: the plural is 'al-tamilaat'.

هو التفة والتميلة لعناق الأرض

It is 'al-taffah' and 'al-tamila' for a young goat of the earth.

ويقال لذكرها الفنجل

And its male is called 'al-fanjal'.

التملول القنابرى، بتشديد النون

'Al-tamul' is 'al-qanabiri', with a stressed 'nun'.

والتملول البرغشت، أعجمي

And 'al-tamul' is 'al-barghash', which is non-Arabic.

وهو الغملول والقنابرى بالنبطية

And it is 'al-ghamlul' and 'al-qanabiri' in Nabataean.

والتامول: نبت كالقرع

And 'al-tamul': a plant like a gourd.

وقيل: التامول نبت طيب الريح ينبت نبات اللوبياء

And it was said: 'al-tamul' is a plant with a good smell that grows like a bean plant.

طعمه طعم القرنفل يمضغ فيطيب النكهة

Its taste is like cloves; it is chewed to freshen the breath.

وهو ببلاد العرب من أرض عمان كثير

And it is abundant in the Arab lands of the land of Oman.