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ضمل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of being lame, infirm, or stiff, particularly in the legs. It describes a woman who is lame and the condition of stiffness or immobility in a limb.

Derived headwords

الضَّمِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lame womanclassical

    A woman who is lame or infirm, specifically in her legs.

ضَمِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lameness, infirmityclassical

    The condition of being lame or infirm, characterized by stiffness and immobility in the leg.

ضَامِلadjective
  1. 1.
    stiff, immobileclassical

    Describing something, particularly a limb, that is stiff and immobile.

ضَمِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    stiff, immobileclassical

    Describing something, particularly a limb, that is stiff and immobile.

Parallel reading

الضميلة المرأة الزمنة
The 'ḍamīlah' is the infirm woman.
خطب رجل إلى معاوية بنتا له عرجاء
A man proposed to Mu'awiyah for his lame daughter.
فقال: إنها ضميلة
He said: 'She is a 'ḍamīlah' (lame/infirm)'.
فقال: إني أردت أن أتشرف بمصاهرتك ولا أريدها للسباق في الحلبة
He replied: 'I wished to be honored by marrying into your family, but I do not want her for racing in the arena'.
فزوجه إياها
So he married her to him.
الضميل: الزمن
The 'ḍamīl' is the infirm one.
والضميلة الزمنة
And the 'ḍamīlah' is the infirm one (female).
قيل لها ذلك ليبس وجسوء في ساقها
She was so named because of stiffness and hardness in her leg.
وكل يابس ضامل وضميل
And everything stiff and immobile is 'ḍāmil' and 'ḍamīl'.