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خنطل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes scattered or dispersed groups of animals, such as camels, cattle, or even wild beasts and birds. It can also refer to dispersed clouds or pieces of something. Figuratively, it can denote scattered or dispersed herds.

Derived headwords

الخُنْطِيلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Piece or groupboth

    A piece or dispersed group of camels, cattle, or clouds.

خَنَاطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered herdsboth

    Dispersed herds of camels or cattle. It can also refer to scattered groups of wild animals and birds.

  2. 2.
    Scattered cloudsclassical

    Dispersed clouds.

خُنْطُولَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of animalsboth

    A group or flock of animals, such as cattle or camels.

  2. 2.
    Scattered herdboth

    A scattered herd of animals.

خُنَاطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered herds (plural)both

    Plural of خُنْطُولَة, referring to scattered herds of cattle or camels.

خُنَاطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered groups (wildlife/birds)classical

    Groups of wild animals and birds that are dispersed.

خُنَاطِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Sticky, obstructing salivaclassical

    Sticky, obstructing saliva, often described as being between the jaws.

الخُنْطُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Long maleclassical

    A tall or long male.

  2. 2.
    Long hornclassical

    A long horn.

Parallel reading

الخُنْطِيلة: القطعة من الإبل والبقر والسحاب؛
Al-khunṭīlah: A piece of camels, cattle, and clouds;
خناطيل يستقرين كل قرارة،
Scattered herds settling in every hollow,
والخنطولة: الطائفة من الدواب والإبل ونحوها.
And al-khunṭūlah: A group of animals, camels, and the like.
وإبل خناطيل: متفرقة.
And scattered camels: dispersed.
والخنطولة: واحدة الخناطيل، وهي قطعان من البقر؛
And al-khunṭūlah: One of the khunāṭīl, which are herds of cattle;
استبدلت بها يعني منازلها التي تركتها.
She replaced them, meaning her former dwelling places.
والأعداد: المياه التي لا تنقطع، وكذلك الخناطيل من الإبل؛
And al-aʿdād: The inexhaustible waters, and likewise the scattered herds of camels;
وهي خناطيل تجوس الخضرا
And they are scattered herds roaming the green pastures
خناطيل لا واحد لها من جنسها، وهي جماعات من الوحش والطير في تفرقة.
Khunāṭīl, which have no singular of their kind, are groups of wild animals and birds in dispersion.
ولعاب خناطيل: متلزج معترض؛
And sticky, obstructing saliva: viscous and obstructive;
الخناطيل هنا القطع المتفرقة.
Al-khunāṭīl here means the scattered pieces.
والخنطول: الذكر الطويل والقرن الطويل.
And al-khunṭūl: The tall male and the long horn.