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خزعل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to unsteady or limping movement, often associated with animals. It also extends to meanings of falsehood, triviality, and foolishness, as well as the act of appearing or emerging.

Derived headwords

الخَزْعَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Limping gaitclassical

    The unsteady or limping gait of a hyena.

  2. 2.
    Limpingclassical

    A limping or stumbling gait, particularly when walking.

خَزْعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To limpboth

    To walk with a limp, to stumble in one's gait.

  2. 2.
    To emergeclassical

    To appear or emerge, as in the context of something rising.

ورجل سوء من ضعاف الأرجل ... متى أرد شدتها تخزعل خزعلة الضبعان بين الأرمل وناقة بها خزعال أي ظلع — And a man of evil from weak legs... when you want its intensity, he limps the limp of hyenas between the barren land and a she-camel with a limp, meaning lameness.
وخزعل في مشيته أي عرج — And he limped in his walk, meaning he was lame.
خزعل خزعلة: طلع — He limped a limping: he emerged.
خُزْعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Limpclassical

    A limp or lameness, particularly in a camel.

ناقة بها خزعال أي ظلع — A she-camel with a limp, meaning lameness.
الخُزْعَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Playfulnessclassical

    Playfulness and jesting.

الخُزَعْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Falsehoodclassical

    Falsehood, lies, or nonsensical talk.

الخُزَعْبِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Falsehoodclassical

    Falsehood, lies, or nonsensical talk.

  2. 2.
    Amusing storiesclassical

    Entertaining or witty stories.

خُزَعْبَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Jestingclassical

    Jesting, humor, or lighthearted talk.

  2. 2.
    Amusing storiesclassical

    Witty or amusing stories that make people laugh.

الخزعبلة: الفكاهة والمزاح — Jesting: humor and jesting.
قال الجرمي الخزعبيلة ما أضحكت به القوم؛ يقال: هات بعض خزعبيلاتك — Al-Jarmi said: 'Al-khuza'bila is what makes people laugh; it is said: 'Bring some of your amusing stories.'
خزعبيلات الكلام: هزله ومزاحه — The 'khuza'bilat' of speech: its jesting and humor.
الخُزَعْبَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wonderclassical

    One of the names for something astonishing or wondrous.

خَزْنَبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Foolish womanclassical

    A foolish woman.

  2. 2.
    Decrepit old womanclassical

    A decrepit or worn-out old woman.

الخَزَابِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Foolish womenclassical

    Plural of 'khaznabal', referring to foolish or decrepit old women.

Parallel reading

الخزعلة: خمعان الضبعان.
Al-khaz'ala: the limping gait of hyenas.
وخزعل الماشي: نفض رجله؛
And the walker limped: he shook his leg;
ورجل سوء من ضعاف الأرجل ... متى أرد شدتها تخزعل خزعلة الضبعان بين الأرمل وناقة بها خزعال أي ظلع.
And a man of evil from weak legs... when you want its intensity, he limps the limp of hyenas between the barren land and a she-camel with a limp, meaning lameness.
وخزعل في مشيته أي عرج.
And he limped in his walk, meaning he was lame.
يقال: ناقة بها خزعال إذا كان بها ظلع، وزاد ثعلب: قهقار، وخالفه الناس وقالوا قهقر، وزاد أبو مالك قسطال وهو الغبار، وأما في المضاعف ففعلال فيها كثير نحو الزلزال والقلقال.
It is said: a she-camel has a limp if she has lameness. Th'alib added: qahqar, and people disagreed with him and said qahqar. Abu Malik added qistal, which is dust. As for the doubled verbs, 'fa'al' is abundant in them, like zalzal and qalqala.
خزعل خزعلة: طلع.
He limped a limping: he emerged.
والخزعالة: اللعب والمزاح [المزاح].
And al-khuza'ala: playfulness and jesting [jesting].
الخزعبل والخزعبيل: الباطل، وفي الصحاح: الأباطيل.
Al-khuza'bil and al-khuza'bil: falsehood, and in Al-Sihah: lies.
قال الجرمي الخزعبيلة ما أضحكت به القوم؛ يقال: هات بعض خزعبيلاتك؛
Al-Jarmi said: 'Al-khuza'bila is what makes people laugh; it is said: 'Bring some of your amusing stories.'
خزعبيلات الكلام: هزله ومزاحه.
The 'khuza'bilat' of speech: its jesting and humor.
والخزعبلة: الفكاهة والمزاح [المزاح].
And al-khuza'bala: humor and jesting [jesting].
ومن أسماء العجب الخزعبلة والحدنبدى،
And among the names of wonder are al-khuza'bala and al-hadanbada,
وقال ابن دريد: خزعبل وخزعبيل هي الأحاديث المستظرفة.
And Ibn Duraid said: khuza'bil and khuza'bil are the witty stories.
الليث: الخزنبل هي الحمقاء، ويقال هي العجوز المتهدمة، والجمع الخزابل.
Al-Layth: Al-khaznabal is the foolish woman, and it is said she is the decrepit old woman, and the plural is al-khazabil.