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جمحل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to specific types of flesh or meat, particularly that found within shells or oysters. It may also extend to the concept of something being thick or substantial.

Derived headwords

الجُمَحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Flesh in shellsclassical

    The flesh or meat that is found within shells, such as oysters.

  2. 2.
    Oyster meatclassical

    Specifically refers to the edible part of an oyster.

Parallel reading

الجمحل: اللحم الذي يكون في الأصداف؛ عن كراع
Al-jumḥal: the flesh that is in shells; according to Kra'a.
وقد ذكره الأغلب في أرجوزة له
And Al-Aghlab mentioned it in one of his rajaz poems.
وقال في موضع آخر: الجمحل اللحم الذي يكون في الصدفة إذا شققت.
And he said in another place: Al-jumḥal is the flesh that is in the shell when it is split open.