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درقل
Root entry · 5 derived lemmasThis root primarily refers to types of clothing, specifically Armenian garments. It also describes rapid movement and dancing, with one mention of a game.
Derived headwords
الدَّرْقَلnoun
- 1.Armenian garmentsclassical
A type of clothing resembling Armenian garments.
- 2.Garmentsclassical
A general term for clothing.
- 3.Type of clothclassical
A specific kind of fabric or cloth.
دَرْقَلَverb
- 1.to move quicklyclassical
To pass by or move at a rapid pace.
- 2.to danceclassical
To perform a dance, often with a specific style.
قدم فتية من الحبشة علي رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يدرقلون أي يرقصون — A group of young men from Abyssinia came to the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, dancing.
دَرْقَلَةnoun
- 1.rapid movementclassical
The act of passing by or moving quickly.
- 2.dancingclassical
The act or style of dancing.
- 3.Persian gameclassical
A game originating from non-Arabs (Persians), considered a loanword.
دَرْقَعُواverb
- 1.to move quicklyclassical
To pass by or move at a rapid pace.
درقل القوم درقلة ودرقعوا درقعة إذا مروا مرا سريعا — The people moved quickly, a rapid movement, and they moved quickly, a rapid movement, if they passed by very quickly.
دَرْقَعَةnoun
- 1.rapid movementclassical
The act of passing by or moving quickly.
Parallel reading
الدرقل ثياب شبه الأرمينية
Ad-darqal are garments resembling Armenian ones.
وقيل: الدرقل ثياب، ولم تحل
And it was said: Ad-darqal are garments, and they were not permissible.
الدرقل مثال سبحل ثياب
Ad-darqal, like sabhal, are garments.
ضرب من الثياب
A type of clothing.
لم أسمع الدرقل إلا هنا
I have not heard of Ad-darqal except in this context.
سمعت الغنوي يقول درقل القوم درقلة ودرقعوا درقعة إذا مروا مرا سريعا
I heard Al-Ghanawi say: The people moved quickly, a rapid movement, and they moved quickly, a rapid movement, if they passed by very quickly.
ودرقل: رقص
And darqala means to dance.
قدم فتية من الحبشة علي رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، يدرقلون أي يرقصون
A group of young men from Abyssinia came to the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, dancing.
والدرقلة الرقص
And ad-darqalah is dancing.
والدرقلة: لعبة للعجم معربة
And ad-darqalah is a game of the non-Arabs, a loanword.