سبحل

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes largeness, vastness, and impressiveness, often applied to animals like camels and lizards, but also to containers and even people. It can also denote a specific religious utterance.

Derived headwords

سَبْحَلَverb

1.
to say 'Subhan Allah'classical
To utter the phrase 'Subhan Allah' (Glory be to God).

سُبْحَانَ ٱللّٰهِnoun

1.
Glory be to Godboth
A religious exclamation expressing praise and glorification of God.

سَحْبَلٌadjective

1.
wide, vastclassical
Describing a waterskin or a valley as wide and expansive.
2.
large, stoutclassical
Describing a large and mature lizard.

سَحْبَلٌnoun

1.
large lizardclassical
A large, mature lizard.

سَبْحَلٌadjective

1.
large, stoutclassical
Describing a large and mature lizard, camel, waterskin, or young woman.
2.
tall and largeclassical
Describing a waterskin or a man as tall and large.
3.
largeclassical
Describing a udder as large.

سَبْحَلٌnoun

1.
large lizardclassical
A large, stout lizard.
2.
large camelclassical
A large, stout camel.
3.
large waterskinclassical
A large, stout waterskin.
4.
stout young womanclassical
A stout, well-built young woman.

سَبْحَلَّلٌadjective

1.
wide, vastclassical
Describing a waterskin or a valley as wide and expansive.
2.
large, stoutclassical
Describing a large and mature lizard.

سَبْحَلَّلٌnoun

1.
large lizardclassical
A large, mature lizard.

سَبْحَلَّةٌnoun

1.
large camel (female)classical
A large, stout female camel.
2.
large (animal)classical
A large, stout animal, also called 'al-gharīzah'.

سَبْحَلٌ رَبْحَلٌadjective

1.
large and stoutclassical
Describing something as large and stout, often used for camels.
2.
tall and largeclassical
Describing a man as tall and large.

سَبْحَلٌ رَبْحَلٌnoun

1.
large, stout camelclassical
A large, stout camel, considered excellent.

سَبْحَلٌadjective

1.
young lionclassical
A young lion that has reached the stage of hunting prey.

Parallel reading

سَبْحَلَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا قَالَ سُبْحَانَ ٱللّٰهِ.

The man said 'sabḥala' if he said 'Subhan Allah'.

وَادٍ وَسِقَاءٌ سَحْبَلٌ وَسَبْحَلْلٌ وَاسِعٌ.

A wide valley and a wide, expansive waterskin.

وَالسَّحْبَلُ وَالسَّبْحَلْلُ: الْعَظِيمُ الْمُسِنُّ مِنَ الضِّبَابِ.

And the saḥbal and the sabḥlal: the large, old one among the lizards.

وَالسَّبْحَلُ، عَلَى وَزْنِ الْهَجَفِ: الضَّخْمُ مِنَ الضَّبِّ وَالْبَعِيرِ وَالسِّقَاءِ وَالْجَارِيَةِ؛

And the sabḥal, on the pattern of hajaf: the stout one among the lizard, the camel, the waterskin, and the young woman;

خَيْرُ الْإِبِلِ السَّبْحَلُ أَيِ الضَّخْمُ، وَالْأُنْثَى سَبْحَلَةٌ مِثْلُ رَبْحَلَةٍ.

The best of camels is the sabḥal, meaning the stout one, and the female is sabḥalah, like rabḥalah.

وَجَمَلٌ سَبْحَلٌ رَبْحَلٌ: عَظِيمٌ.

And a sabḥal rabḥal camel: large.

أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ: السَّبْحَلُ وَالسَّحْبَلُ وَالْهَبَلُ الْفَحْلُ، وَالسَّبْحَلَةُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ الطَّوِيلَةُ الْعَظِيمَةُ،

Abu Ubayd said: The sabḥal, the saḥbal, and the habal are the stallion; and the sabḥalah among women is the tall, large one,

سَبْحَلَةٌ رَبْحَلَهٌ ... تُنَمِّي نَبَاتَ النَّخْلَةِ

A sabḥalah rabḥalah... growing like a palm tree.

وَقِيلَ لِابْنَةِ الْخِسِّ: أَيُّ الْإِبِلِ خَيْرٌ؟ فَقَالَتْ: السَّبْحَلُ الرَّبْحَلُ، الرَّاحِلَةُ الْفَحْلُ.

And it was said to the daughter of Al-Khiss: Which camels are best? She replied: The sabḥal rabḥal, the riding camel, the stallion.

وَإِنَّهُ لَسَبْحَلٌ رَبْحَلٌ أَيْ عَظِيمٌ،

Indeed, he is sabḥal rabḥal, meaning large,

وَزَقٌّ سَبْحَلٌ: طَوِيلٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَكَذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ.

And a sabḥal waterskin: long and large, and likewise a man.

وَضَرْعٌ سَبْحَلٌ: عَظِيمٌ؛

And a sabḥal udder: large;

بِسَبْحَلٍ الدَّفِينِ عِيسَجُورٍ

with the large, hidden one, 'Isajur'

السَّبْحَلْلُ هُوَ الشِّبْلُ إِذَا أَدْرَكَ الصَّيْدَ.

The sabḥlal is the cub when it has reached the stage of hunting prey.