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ذءل

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of swift, light, and agile movement, often associated with predators like the wolf and jackal. It extends to describing a quick gait, a swift animal, and by extension, a cunning or dangerous entity.

Derived headwords

الذألانnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift, light gaitboth

    A fast and light way of walking or running, characterized by agility.

  2. 2.
    Wolf's gaitclassical

    Specifically refers to the characteristic swift and light movement of a wolf.

  3. 3.
    Jackalclassical

    The jackal, named for its swiftness.

الدألانnoun
  1. 1.
    Speed and agilityclassical

    Refers to quickness and nimbleness, particularly in movement.

الذؤلانnoun
  1. 1.
    Jackalclassical

    The jackal, also known by this name.

ذألverb
  1. 1.
    To move swiftly and lightlyclassical

    To walk or run with speed and agility, like a wolf or a swift camel.

يذألverb
  1. 1.
    To move swiftly and lightlyclassical

    Present tense of the verb ذأل, describing swift and light movement.

مرت بأعلى السحرين تذأل — She passed by the upper part of the two magical places, moving swiftly.
ذألاnoun
  1. 1.
    Swiftness of movementclassical

    The act or quality of moving swiftly and lightly.

ذألاناnoun
  1. 1.
    Swiftness of movementclassical

    The act or quality of moving swiftly and lightly, similar to ذألا.

ذآليلnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift, light steps (plural)classical

    The broken plural of الذألان, referring to swift and light steps, often used metaphorically.

مذألadjective
  1. 1.
    Swift and agileclassical

    Describing someone or something that moves with speed and agility.

ذؤالةname
  1. 1.
    Wolfclassical

    A proper name for the wolf, derived from its swiftness in running.

ذئلانnoun
  1. 1.
    Wolves (plural)classical

    The plural of ذؤالة, referring to wolves.

ذؤلانnoun
  1. 1.
    Wolves (plural)classical

    Another plural form for ذؤالة, referring to wolves.

ذؤالname
  1. 1.
    Wolf (vocative)classical

    A shortened or altered form of ذؤالة, used in direct address, often considered a less favorable name for the wolf.

ذألانهnoun
  1. 1.
    Its swiftnessclassical

    Referring to the swiftness of movement of a wolf or similar creature.

الذألانnoun
  1. 1.
    Wolfclassical

    Also used to refer to the wolf itself, emphasizing its swift nature.

الذؤلانnoun
  1. 1.
    Jackalclassical

    The jackal, also known by this name.

Parallel reading

الذألان: عدو متقارب.
Al-dha'alan: a close-running enemy.
الدألان السرعة والذؤول من النشاط
Al-da'alan is speed, and al-dhu'ul is from vigor.
والذألان مشي سريع خفيف في ميس وسرعة
And al-dha'alan is a fast, light walk with agility and speed.
وبه سمي الذئب ذؤالة
And by this, the wolf was named Dhu'alah.
ذأل يذأل ذألا وذألانا، وكذلك الناقة
Dha'ala yadh'alu dha'alan wa dha'alanaan, and likewise the she-camel.
مرت بأعلى السحرين تذأل
She passed by the upper part of the two magical places, moving swiftly.
والذألان أيضا: مشي الذئب
And al-dha'alan is also: the gait of the wolf.
والعرب تجمعه على ذآليل فيبدلون النون لاما
And the Arabs pluralize it as dha'alil, changing the noon to a lam.
بذي ميعة، كأن بعض سقاطه ... وتعدائه رسلا ذآليل ثعلب
In a place of swiftness, as if some of its falling... and its passing were like the swift steps of a fox.
ذو ذألان كذآليل الذئب
Possessing a swift gait like the swift steps of the wolf.
ورجل مذأل منه
And a man is swift from it.
قال القالي وقال الفراء: العرب تجمع ذألان الذئب ذآلين وذآليل.
Al-Qali said, and Al-Farra' said: The Arabs pluralize the wolf's dha'alan as dha'alayn and dha'alil.
وذؤالة: الذئب، اسم له معرفة لا ينصرف
And Dhu'alah: the wolf, a definite noun that is not inflected.
سمي به لخفته في عدوه
It was named so because of its lightness in running.
والجمع ذئلان وذؤلان
And the plural is dhi'lan and dhu'lan.
لي كل يوم من ذؤاله، ... ضغث يزيد على إباله
Every day from its Dhu'alah... a bundle that increases its load.
خش ذؤالة بالحبالة
Fear Dhu'alah with the snare.
مر بجارية سوداء وهي ترقص صبيا لها وتقول: ذؤال، يا ابن القوم، يا ذؤاله
He passed by a black slave girl who was dancing with her child and saying: Dhu'al, O son of the people, O Dhu'alah.
فقال، عليه السلام: لا تقولي ذؤال فإنه شر السباع
So he said, peace be upon him: Do not say Dhu'al, for it is the worst of beasts.
ذؤال: ترخيم ذؤالة وهو اسم علم للذئب مثل أسامة للأسد.
Dhu'al: an abbreviation of Dhu'alah, which is a proper name for the wolf, like Usamah for the lion.
والذألان: الذئب أيضا
And Al-dha'alan: the wolf also.
فارطني ذألانه وسمسمه
It outran me with its swiftness and its scent.
والذؤلان: ابن آوى.
And Al-dhu'lan: the jackal.
والذألان بهمزة واحدة، يقال: هو ابن آوى
And Al-dha'alan with one hamza, it is said: it is the jackal.