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سغل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes weakness, emaciation, and poor physical condition, often applied to people or animals. It also extends to encompass poor nourishment and bad disposition.

Derived headwords

سَغِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Weak-limbed, small-bodiedboth

    Describing someone or something with slender limbs, a small body, and general weakness.

  2. 2.
    Emaciated, thinboth

    Referring to a state of being thin and wasted away, often due to illness or poor nourishment.

السَّغِلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Weakness, emaciationboth

    The state or condition of being weak-limbed, small-bodied, and emaciated.

سَغِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Poorly nourished, sicklyboth

    Describing someone, particularly a child, who is poorly fed, has disordered limbs, and a bad disposition.

سَغَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To become emaciatedboth

    Said of a horse when its flesh becomes thin and it grows weak.

سَغْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Emaciationboth

    The state of becoming thin and weak, specifically used for a horse.

الأسْغَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    Poor nourishmentclassical

    Referring to bad or inadequate food and nourishment.

Parallel reading

الدقيق القوائم الصغير الجثة الضعيف
Slender of limbs, small of body, and weak.
والاسم السغل
And the noun is 'al-saghal'.
والسغل والوغل: السيء الغذاء المضطرب الأعضاء السيء الخلق
And 'al-saghal' and 'al-waghal' refer to one who is poorly nourished, with disordered limbs and a bad disposition.
يقال: صبي سغل بين السغل
It is said: 'A child is saghil, very saghil'.
وسغل الفرس سغلا: تخدد لحمه وهزل
And a horse became saghala (emaciated) with saghlan (emaciation): its flesh became thin and it grew weak.
ليس بأسفى ولا أقنى ولا سغل
It is not sallow, nor snub-nosed, nor emaciated.
الأسغان الأغذية الرديئة
Al-asghan are bad foods.
ويقال باللام أيضا
And it is also said with 'lam'.