سنطل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a way of walking characterized by swaying, drooping the head and neck, and a lack of self-control. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like a large belly and tall stature, and even a geographical feature.

Derived headwords

المُسَنَّطِلadjective

1.
swaying, unsteadyboth
One who sways and lacks self-control in their movement.
2.
drooping head and neckboth
One whose head and neck droop downwards and then rise.
3.
walking with head bowedboth
One who walks with their head bowed down.

سَنَطَلَverb

1.
to walk with head bowedclassical
The man walked with his head bowed down.

السُّنُطَالَةnoun

1.
swaying walkclassical
A manner of walking characterized by stillness and a bowed head.

المُسَنَّطِلadjective

1.
pot-belliedboth
Describing someone with a large or protruding belly.

السُّنْطَلَةnoun

1.
tallnessclassical
The quality or state of being tall.

السُّنْطِيلadjective

1.
tallclassical
Describing someone who is tall in stature.

سِنْطَلname

1.
name of a hillclassical
A small hill with a protruding feature resembling a nose, located in the desert of Al-Saman.

Parallel reading

المسنطل: المتمايل لا يملك نفسه

Al-musanṭil: The swaying one who lacks self-control.

وقيل: هو الذي ينحدر رأسه وعنقه ثم يرتفع

And it was said: He is one whose head and neck droop and then rise.

وقيل: هو الذي يمشي ويطأطئ رأسه؛ عن الفارسي.

And it was said: He is one who walks and bows his head; from Al-Farsi.

سنطل الرجل إذا مشى مطأطئا.

A man 'sanṭala' if he walks with his head bowed.

السنطالة المشية بالسكون وطأطأة الرأس.

Al-sunṭālah: The gait with stillness and bowing of the head.

والمسنطل: العظيم البطن.

And al-musanṭil: The one with a large belly.

والسنطلة: الطول.

And al-sunṭalah: Tallness.

والسنطيل: الطويل.

And al-sunṭīl: The tall one.

ورأيت بظاهر الصمان جبيلا صغيرا له أنف تقدمه يسمى سنطلا.

And I saw in the exterior of Al-Saman a small hill with a protruding nose-like feature called Sunṭal.