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صنتل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large or imposing, specifically a large female camel. It also has a secondary meaning related to length or tallness.

Derived headwords

صِنْتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large female camelclassical

    A large, imposing female camel. The word is described as being on the pattern 'fi'alil' with a kasra on the first and third letters.

صنتلadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Describing something as tall or long, particularly in reference to a camel.

Parallel reading

الصنتل الناقة الضخمة
The sintal is the huge female camel.
وهو صنتل الهادي أي طويله
And it is sintal al-hadi, meaning its long one.