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شخل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of filtering or straining liquids, and by extension, the act of milking. It also extends to the concept of friendship, particularly between a young man and an older one.

Derived headwords

شَخَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to filterboth

    To strain or filter a liquid, such as a drink, to remove impurities.

  2. 2.
    to strainboth

    To pass something through a strainer or sieve.

  3. 3.
    to milkboth

    To milk a camel or other animal.

شَخْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    filteringboth

    The act or process of filtering or straining.

  2. 2.
    milkingboth

    The act of milking animals.

مِشْخَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    strainerboth

    A device used for filtering or straining liquids, such as a sieve or colander.

شَخْلnoun
  1. 1.
    filterboth

    The result of filtering; a filtered substance.

  2. 2.
    young manclassical

    A young, adolescent boy who forms a close friendship.

شَخِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    filtered substanceboth

    That which has been filtered or strained.

  2. 2.
    friendclassical

    A close companion or friend, especially one who is a young man.

شَاخَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to befriendclassical

    To become a friend or companion to someone.

Parallel reading

شخل الشراب يشخله شخلا: صفاه
He filtered the drink, filtering it a filtering: he purified it.
وشخله يشخله: بزله بالمشخلة
And he strained it, straining it: he separated it with the strainer.
والشخل: التصفية
And the filtering: the purification.
والمشخلة: المصفاة
And the strainer: the filter.
وشخل فلان ناقته وشخبها إذا حلبها
And so-and-so milked his she-camel and milked her if he milked her.
سمعت العرب يقولون شخلت الشراب شخلا إذا صفيته بالمشخلة
I heard the Arabs say, 'I filtered the drink a filtering when you purified it with the strainer.'
وسمعتهم يقولون شخلنا الإبل شخلا أي حلبناها حلبا
And I heard them say, 'We milked the camels a milking, meaning we milked them a milking.'
وشخل الرجل وشخيله: صفيه
And the man and his friend: his confidant.
وقد شاخله
And he has befriended him.
والشخل: الغلام الحدث يصادق رجلا
And the young man: the adolescent boy who befriends a man.
الشخل الصديق
The friend is the companion.
يقال: فلان شخلي أي صديقي
It is said: 'So-and-so is my friend, meaning my companion.'