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حشل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of baseness, lowliness, and being contemptible or worthless. It is used to describe a person of low character or a base individual.

Derived headwords

حَشَلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    base, vileclassical

    Describing a person who is base, vile, or of low character.

حَشَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be base, vileclassical

    The verb form indicating the state of being base, vile, or contemptible.

Parallel reading

رجل حشل: رذل
A base man: vile.
وقد حشله خفيفة
And he made him base, lightly.