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رهدل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of bird and, metaphorically, a foolish or weak person. The bird is characterized by its size and appearance relative to other birds.

Derived headwords

الرَّهْدَلnoun
  1. 1.
    birdboth

    A type of bird that resembles the 'ḥumrah' (bullfinch) but is darker and larger. It is also described as being similar to the lark but without a crest.

الرَّهْدَلnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A person who is foolish or unintelligent.

الرَّهْدَلnoun
  1. 1.
    weaklingclassical

    A person who is weak or feeble.

الرَّهَادِنnoun
  1. 1.
    birdsclassical

    Plural form referring to the type of bird described under 'ar-rahdal'.

الرَّهَادِلnoun
  1. 1.
    birdsclassical

    Plural form referring to the type of bird described under 'ar-rahdal'.

رَهْدَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdclassical

    Singular form of the bird described in the entry.

رَهْدَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdclassical

    Singular form of the bird described in the entry.

Parallel reading

الرهدل والرهدل: طائر يشبه الحمرة إلا أنه أدبس، وهو أكبر من الحمر
Ar-rahdal and ar-rahdal: a bird resembling the bullfinch but darker, and it is larger than the bullfinch.
وقال ثعلب: هو طائر شبه القبرة إلا أنها ليست لها قنزعة
And Tha'lab said: it is a bird similar to the lark, except that it does not have a crest.
والرهدل: الأحمق
And ar-rahdal: the fool.
وقيل الضعيف
And it is said: the weakling.
الأزهري: الرهادن والرهادل، واحدتها رهدنة ورهدلة
Al-Azhari: ar-rahādin and ar-rahādil, their singular is rahdana and rahdala.