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سندل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to footwear, specifically socks or stockings worn with sandals or boots. It also extends to a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

السندلnoun
  1. 1.
    sockboth

    A covering for the foot, often worn inside a sandal or boot.

  2. 2.
    stockingclassical

    A long sock, typically reaching up the leg.

سندلverb
  1. 1.
    to wear socksclassical

    To put on socks or stockings, particularly when preparing for a specific activity like hunting.

السندلnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird known for eating a specific substance ('al-bayish') from walls.

Parallel reading

السندل جورب الخف
The sandal (or sandala) is the sock of the khuff (leather boot).
سندل الرجل إذا لبس الجوربين ليصطاد الوحش في صكة عمي
A man 'sandala' if he wore socks to hunt wild animals in the cold of winter.
والسندل: طائر يأكل البيش عن الحائط
And the sandala: a bird that eats al-bayish from the wall.