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زقل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of loosening or letting down, specifically concerning headwear like a turban. It also has a derived term referring to a specific group of people.

Derived headwords

زَقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to loosenboth

    To loosen or let down the ends of a turban or similar headwear from the side of the head.

زَوَاقِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    a group of peopleclassical

    A name for a group of people from the region of Al-Jazira and its surrounding areas.

Parallel reading

زَقَلَ فُلَانٌ عِمَامَتَهُ: أَرْخَى طَرَفَيْهَا مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ رَأْسِهِ.
So-and-so loosened his turban: he let down its ends from the side of his head.
ابن دريد: الزقل منه اشتقاق الزواقيل، وهم قوم بناحية الجزيرة وما والاها.
Ibn Duraid said: The word 'al-zaql' is the origin of the word 'al-zawāqīl', and they are a people from the region of Al-Jazira and its surroundings.