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درقل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This 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. 1.
    Armenian garmentsclassical

    A type of clothing resembling Armenian garments.

  2. 2.
    Garmentsclassical

    A general term for clothing.

  3. 3.
    Type of clothclassical

    A specific kind of fabric or cloth.

دَرْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to move quicklyclassical

    To pass by or move at a rapid pace.

  2. 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. 1.
    rapid movementclassical

    The act of passing by or moving quickly.

  2. 2.
    dancingclassical

    The act or style of dancing.

  3. 3.
    Persian gameclassical

    A game originating from non-Arabs (Persians), considered a loanword.

دَرْقَعُواverb
  1. 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. 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.