رقل

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of speed and swiftness, particularly in the gait of animals like camels and horses. It also extends to describing tall, out-of-reach date palms and, metaphorically, to rapid movement towards danger or a task.

Derived headwords

رَقَلَةnoun

1.
Tall date palmclassical
A date palm that is too tall to be reached by a person attempting to pick its fruit.
2.
Swift gaitclassical
A type of swift, rapid gait, particularly associated with camels.

رَقَلnoun

1.
Tall date palmsclassical
The plural of 'raqalah', referring to date palms that are out of reach.
2.
Swift gaitclassical
A type of swift, rapid gait, particularly associated with camels.

رِقَالnoun

1.
Tall date palmsclassical
The plural of 'raqalah', referring to date palms that are out of reach, specifically mentioned in relation to the palms of Khaybar.

رَقَلَverb

1.
To move swiftlyclassical
To move with a fast, rapid gait, often used for animals like camels.

أَرْقَلَverb

1.
To move swiftlyclassical
To move with a fast, rapid gait, often used for animals like camels.
2.
To hastenclassical
To move quickly towards something, such as a battle or a task.
3.
To traverseclassical
To cross or traverse a large area, like a desert.

إِرْقَالnoun

1.
Swift gaitclassical
A type of swift, rapid gait, particularly associated with camels.
2.
Hasteclassical
The act of moving quickly or hastening towards something.
3.
A type of runningclassical
A specific gait or manner of running, faster than 'khabb' (a trot) but not as fast as a gallop.

مُرْقِلadjective

1.
Swift-movingclassical
Describing an animal, especially a camel, that moves with a swift and rapid gait.

مِرْقَالadjective

1.
Swift-movingclassical
Describing an animal, especially a camel, that moves with a swift and rapid gait; often implies a consistent and sustained speed.
2.
Nicknameclassical
A nickname given to Hashim ibn 'Utbah al-Zuhri due to his swift movement with the banner at the Battle of Siffin.

رَاقُولnoun

1.
Rope for climbing palmsclassical
A rope used to climb date palms, also known as 'habul' or 'kur' in some dialects.

Parallel reading

النخلة التي فاتت اليد وهي فوق الجبارة؛ قال الأصمعي: إذا فاتت النخلة يد المتناول فهي جبارة، فإذا ارتفعت عن ذلك فهي الرقلة، وجمعها رقل ورقال

The date palm that eludes the hand and is above the 'jabbara' (a height that can be reached); Al-Asma'i said: If the date palm eludes the hand of the reacher, it is 'jabbara', and if it rises above that, it is 'raqalah', and its plural is 'raql' and 'riqal'.

حزيت لي بحزم فيدة تحدى، ... كاليهودي من نطاة الرقال

It was made clear to me by the mounds of Faydah that were challenged, ... like the Jew from Natah of the tall palms.

الرقال من نخيل نطاة وهي عين بخيبر

Al-Riqal are from the palms of Natah, which is a spring in Khaybar.

ترى الفتيان كالرقل، وما يدريك بالدخل

You see the young men like tall date palms, but what do you know of their inner substance?

ولا تقطع عليهم رقلة

And do not cut off for them a tall date palm.

خرج رجل كأنه الرقل في يده حربة

A man emerged, looking like a tall date palm, with a spear in his hand.

ليس الصقر في رؤوس الرقل الراسخات في الوحل

The falcon is not among the heads of the tall date palms firmly rooted in the mud.

والراقول: حبل يصعد به النخل في بعض اللغات وهو الحابول والكر

And 'al-raqul': a rope by which one climbs date palms in some languages, which is 'al-habul' and 'al-kur'.

الإرقال والإجذام والإجماز سرعة سير الإبل

Al-irqal, al-ijzam, and al-ijmaz are the swiftness of the camels' pace.

وأرقلت الدابة والناقة إرقالا: أسرعت

And the mount and the she-camel moved swiftly with 'irqalan': they hastened.

أرقل القوم إلى الحرب إرقالا: أسرعوا

The people hastened to war with 'irqalan': they moved quickly.

إذا استنزلوا عنهن للطعن، أرقلوا ... إلى الموت إرقال الجمال المصاعب

When they were dismounted for the thrust, they hastened ... towards death with the swift gait of stubborn camels.

أرقلت الناقة ترقل إرقالا فهي مرقل ومرقال

The she-camel moved swiftly, moving with 'irqalan', so she is 'murqil' and 'mirqal'.

فيها على الأين إرقال وتبغيل

In it, despite the fatigue, is swift movement and vigorous pacing.

أما إنه لو كان غيرك أرقلت ... إليه القنا بالراعفات اللهازم

Indeed, if it were someone other than you, the spears with their sharp points would have hastened towards him.

أرقل المفازة: قطعها

He traversed the desert: he crossed it.

والمرقلات كل سهب سملق

And the swift-moving (camels) across every vast, barren plain.

ورب المرقلات، وهي الإبل المسرعة، ونصب كل لأنه جعله ظرفا، أراد ورب المرقلات في كل سهب

And perhaps the swift-moving ones, which are the fast camels, and 'kull' is منصوب because it is made a ظرف (adverbial), meaning 'and perhaps the swift-moving ones in every vast plain'.

ناقة مرقال مرقلة

A she-camel that is 'mirqal' and 'murqilah' (swift-moving).

وإني لأمضي الهم، عند احتضاره، ... بعوجاء مرقال تروح وتغتدي

And I indeed dispel worry, at its onset, ... with a swift-moving, crooked-necked she-camel that travels morning and evening.