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حنضل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to water collected in rocks or depressions, particularly in arid environments. It also extends to geographical features like mountain tops and the vegetation found on them.

Derived headwords

الحِنْضَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    water in a rockboth

    Water collected in a hollow or depression within a rock.

  2. 2.
    pool in a rockclassical

    A small pool or cistern formed within a rock.

المَائِحnoun
  1. 1.
    water drawerboth

    One who draws water, especially from a well or a natural water source.

الصَّادِرnoun
  1. 1.
    one returning from waterboth

    Someone who is returning from a place where they have gone to fetch water.

الضَّاهِرnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain topclassical

    The upper part or summit of a mountain.

الضَّهْرnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain topclassical

    The upper part or summit of a mountain.

النَّاضِرnoun
  1. 1.
    mossclassical

    Green vegetation, specifically moss or algae, growing on rocks or damp surfaces.

الحَنْضَلnoun
  1. 1.
    water poolclassical

    A small pool or collection of water, possibly in a depression or gully.

Parallel reading

الحنضلة: الماء في الصخرة
Al-ḥinḍalah: The water in the rock.
حنضلة القادح فوق الصفا
The water-pool of Al-Qadiḥ is upon the rock.
أبرزها المائح والصادر
The water-drawer and the one returning from water made it prominent.
حنضلة فوق صفا ضاهر
A water-pool upon a mountain summit.
ما أشبه الضاهر بالناضر
How similar the mountain summit is to the moss.
والضهر: أعلى الجبل
And aḍ-ḍahr: the top of the mountain.
والناضر: الطحلب
And an-naḍir: the moss.
والحنضلة أيضا؛ القلت في صخرة
And al-ḥinḍalah also; the cistern in a rock.
الحنضل غدير الماء
Al-ḥanḍal is a pool of water.