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حركل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific manner of walking or movement. It is also associated with a type of foot soldier or infantry.

Derived headwords

الحركلةnoun
  1. 1.
    a gaitboth

    A specific manner or style of walking.

الحركلةnoun
  1. 1.
    infantryclassical

    Foot soldiers or infantrymen, similar to 'hawqala'.

الرجالةnoun
  1. 1.
    infantryboth

    Foot soldiers or infantrymen.

الحوكلةnoun
  1. 1.
    infantryclassical

    Foot soldiers or infantrymen, mentioned in comparison to 'harqala'.

Parallel reading

الحركلة ضرب من المشي.
Al-harqalah is a type of walking.
والحركلة: الرجالة كالحوكلة؛
And al-harqalah: the infantry, like al-hawqalah;
هذا الحرف في كتاب الجمهرة لابن دريد مع غيره،
This word is in the book Al-Jamharah by Ibn Durayd along with others,
وما وجدت أكثرها لأحد من الثقات،
And I did not find most of it from anyone trustworthy,
فمن وجدها لإمام يوثق به ألحقه بالرباعي،
So whoever finds it attributed to a reliable Imam, let him attach it to the quadriliteral roots,
ومن لم يجدها فليكن منها على ريبة وحذر.
And whoever does not find it, let him be in doubt and cautious about it.