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جنجل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to plants and possibly to shortness or stoutness. The primary entry discusses a specific plant found in the Levant, while a secondary, less common derived form refers to a short person.

Derived headwords

الجنجلnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of herb found in the Levant region, similar to asparagus, which is eaten boiled.

جنحدلnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A term used to describe a person who is short in stature.

Parallel reading

الجنجل: بقلة بالشام نحو الهليون تؤكل مسلوقة.
Al-Janjal: A herb in the Levant, like asparagus, eaten boiled.
وأنشد أبو الهيثم لمالك بن الريب: علام تقول السيف يثقل عاتقي، ... إذا قادني بين الرجال الجنحدل؟
And Abu al-Haytham recited for Malik ibn al-Rayb: Why do you say the sword weighs down my shoulder, ... if the short one leads me among men?
قال: والجنحدل القصير.
He said: And al-Janhadal is the short one.