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خرمل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something old, worn out, or decrepit, often applied to women or animals. It can also refer to a specific type of plant.

Derived headwords

الخَرْمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womanclassical

    A woman who is foolish, reckless, or lacking in sense.

  2. 2.
    decrepit old womanclassical

    An old woman who is worn out, dilapidated, and foolish.

خَرْمَلadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Describing a woman as foolish, reckless, or lacking sense.

ناقةٌ خَرْمَلadjective
  1. 1.
    old she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is old and advanced in age.

Parallel reading

الخَرْمَل، بالكسر: المرأة الرعناء
Al-kharmal, with a kasra: the foolish woman.
وقيل: العجوز المتهدمة الحمقاء
And it was said: the decrepit, foolish old woman.
مثل الخزعل
Like al-khaz'al.
عبلة لا دل الخرامل دلها
Abla, the foolish women's affectation is not her affectation.
ولا زيها زي القباح القرازح
Nor is her attire the attire of the short, stout women.
القرازح: القصار
Al-qaraziḥ: the short ones.
الواحدة قرزحة
The singular is qarzaḥah.
وناقة خرمل: مسنة
And a kharmal she-camel: old.