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حزجل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a place name, specifically a type of land or region. It also appears in poetry to describe a specific action or state, possibly related to movement or a particular gait.

Derived headwords

حَزْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    placeclassical

    A specific location or region. It is identified as a place name.

حَزْجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to move with a specific gaitclassical

    To walk or move in a particular manner, possibly with a distinctive gait or stride, as suggested by its poetic usage.

Parallel reading

حَزْجَل: بلد
Hazjal: a country/place.
أداحيت بالرجلين رجلا تغيرها ... لتجنى، وأمط دون الأخرى وحزجل «1»
You have made the legs move with a stride that changes them... to be plucked, and it rained before the other, and Hazjal.
أراد الأخرى فحذف الهمزة وألقى حركتها على ما قبلها.
He intended the other, so he deleted the hamza and cast its vowel onto the preceding letter.