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جعدل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, strong, and robust, particularly applied to camels and men. It conveys a sense of bulkiness and sturdiness.

Derived headwords

الجَعْدَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Huge camelboth

    A large and massive camel.

الجُنَعْدِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong, huge camelclassical

    A camel that is strong and massive, as specified by Al-Azhari.

  2. 2.
    Stout, thick manboth

    A man who is stout, thick, and robust.

  3. 3.
    Short, stout manclassical

    A man who is short and stout, as added by Al-Azhari.

جُنَعْدِلadjective
  1. 1.
    Stout and strongboth

    Describing a man who is stout, strong, and robust.

Parallel reading

الجعدل: البعير الضخم
Al-Ja'dal: The huge camel.
وفي الأزهري: الجنعدل البعير القوي الضخم
And according to Al-Azhari: Al-Jun'adil is the strong and huge camel.
والجنعدل: التار الغليظ من الرجال
And Al-Jun'adil: The stout, thick man.
زاد الأزهري: الربعة
Al-Azhari added: the short one.
ورجل جنعدل إذا كان غليظا شديدا
And a man is Jun'adil if he is stout and strong.
قال الراجز: قد منيت بناشئ جنعدل
The poet said: I have been afflicted with a growing, stout young man.
ابن بري: الجنعدل من الجمال الشديد القوي
Ibn Barrī: Al-Jun'adil refers to a camel that is strong and powerful.