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حمظل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the colocynth plant and its fruit, known as 'handhal'. It also describes the act of harvesting or gathering this fruit.

Derived headwords

الحَنْظَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Colocynth plantboth

    The colocynth plant, a bitter gourd known for its medicinal properties.

  2. 2.
    Colocynth fruitboth

    The fruit of the colocynth plant, which is bitter and used in traditional medicine.

الحِمْظَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Colocynth fruit (variant)classical

    A variant name for the colocynth fruit, where the 'm' is considered an alteration from the 'n' in 'handhal'.

حَمْظَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To harvest colocynthclassical

    To harvest or gather the colocynth fruit.

Parallel reading

الحمظل: الحنظل ميمه مبدلة من نون حنظل.
Al-Himdhal: Al-Handhal, its 'm' being a substitution for the 'n' of Handhal.
وحمظل الرجل إذا جنى الحنظل، وهو الحمظل؛
And a man 'hamdhala' if he harvests the colocynth, which is Al-Himdhal.