جحل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root جحل (j-h-l) primarily relates to concepts of largeness, robustness, and intensity. It encompasses terms for large or formidable creatures like lizards, beetles, and bees, as well as descriptions of people and animals with imposing physical characteristics. The root also extends to meanings of being struck down, poisoned, or having sunken eyes.

Derived headwords

الجَحَلُnoun

1.
Chameleonboth
A chameleon, or a specific type of chameleon. It is also said to be the male of the 'umm hubayn'.
2.
Large lizardclassical
A mature, large lizard, or a large, stout lizard.
3.
Bee kingboth
The queen bee or a large bee, specifically a large hornet.
4.
Large beetleboth
A large beetle, or a large hornet and beetle.
5.
Large wineskinboth
A waterskin, specifically a large one.
6.
Man of statureclassical
A leader or chief among men.
7.
Broad-faced manclassical
A man who is thick-faced and broad-browed, characterized by thickness and large teeth.
8.
Large of flankclassical
Describing someone large in the flanks.
9.
Greatnessclassical
The quality of being large or great in any aspect.

جَحَلَverb

1.
To strike downboth
To strike someone down, to fell them.
2.
To strengthenclassical
To strengthen something intensely.

جَحْلًاnoun

1.
Fellingboth
The act of striking someone down or felling them.
2.
Intense strengtheningclassical
Intense strengthening.

جَحْلَةٌname

1.
Man's nameclassical
A proper name for a man.

جَحْلَانٌnoun

1.
Large beetlesboth
Plural of جحل (jahl), referring to large beetles or hornets.

جُحُولٌnoun

1.
Large waterskinsboth
Plural of جحل (jahl), referring to large waterskins.
2.
Large beetlesboth
Plural of جحل (jahl), referring to large beetles or hornets.

الجَحْلَاءُadjective

1.
Large-formed (female camel)classical
Describing a female camel that is large in form and creation.

جَحَلَهُverb

1.
To strike downboth
To strike someone down, to fell them.
2.
To strengthenclassical
To strengthen something intensely.

جَحْلَمَهُverb

1.
To strike downclassical
To strike someone down, to fell them (with the 'mim' considered extra).

الجُحَالُnoun

1.
Deadly poisonclassical
A deadly poison.

جَاحِلَةُ عَيْنِهِnoun

1.
Sunken eyeclassical
Describing an eye that has become sunken or hollow.

جُحْلَةٌname

1.
Woman's nameclassical
A proper name for a woman.

الجَيْحَلُadjective

1.
Great (of anything)classical
Describing something as great or large in any aspect.

جَيْحَلٌnoun

1.
Large smooth rockclassical
A large, smooth rock.
2.
Mountainclassical
A mountain.

جَيِّحَلٌadjective

1.
Thick-limbed womanclassical
Describing a woman as thick-limbed and large in build.

Parallel reading

فلما تقضت حاجة من تحمل، ... وقلص واقلولى على عوده الجحل

And when the need for carrying was fulfilled, ... it became large and stretched out on its sturdy frame.

يعني الجعل

Meaning the beetle.

كأن مؤشر العضدين جحلا ... هدوجا، بين أقلبة ملاح

As if the mark of his forearms were a beetle, lumbering, between the white ribs.

والجحل: السيد من الرجال.

And 'al-jahl': the chief among men.

وسقاء جحل: ضخم عظيم

And a 'jahl' waterskin: large and great.

ورجل جحل: غليظ الوجه واسع الجبين كزه في غلظ وعظم أسنان.

And a 'jahl' man: thick-faced and broad-browed, characterized by thickness and large teeth.

والجرمي: الجحل العظيم من كل شيء.

And al-Jarmi said: 'Al-jahl' is the great of everything.

ويقال: جاء مقدحة عينه وجاحلة عينه إذا غارت

And it is said: his eye became sunken and his eye hollowed if it receded.

وضربه فجحله جحلا أي صرعه.

And he struck him, so he felled him a felling, meaning he knocked him down.

وإن أبا جحل قتيل مجحل

And indeed, the father of Jahl is a slain man, struck down.

وربما قالوا جحلمه إذا صرعه والميم زائدة.

And sometimes they say 'jahlama-hu' if he felled him, and the 'mim' is extra.

جرعه الذيفان والجحالا

He made him drink the poison and the deadly poison.

والجحلاء من النوق: العظيمة الخلق.

And 'al-jahlā'' from the she-camels: large in creation.

والجيحل: الصخرة العظيمة الملساء

And 'al-jayḥal': the large, smooth rock.

والجيحل: الجبل.

And 'al-jayḥal': the mountain.