طربل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root طربل primarily relates to elevated structures, tall buildings, or prominent parts of natural formations like mountains or walls. It also extends to concepts of height, length, and drawing out, particularly in the context of urine.

Derived headwords

الطِّرْبَالnoun

1.
Tall buildingboth
A tall building, or any elevated structure. It can also refer to a prominent, elongated section of a mountain or wall that rises into the sky.
2.
Watchtowerclassical
Similar to a watchtower or a high observation post, resembling a minaret or a tall structure from Persian architecture.
3.
Marker postclassical
A marker or post, often built for horse racing or as a landmark.
4.
Targetclassical
A prominent target, especially one that is elevated.
5.
Cisternclassical
A large cistern or water container.

الطَّرَابِيلnoun

1.
Hutsclassical
Huts or tents made from palm fronds, built over sand dunes for shade.
2.
Milestonesclassical
Milestones or markers along a road.
3.
Towersclassical
Towers, particularly those found in the Levant.

مُطَرْبِلadjective

1.
Trailingclassical
A man who trails his garments, implying pride or ostentation.
2.
Tallclassical
Describing something as long or tall, in contrast to short.

طَرَبَلَverb

1.
To draw out urineclassical
To extend or draw out urine when urinating, particularly upwards.

الطَّرْجَهَالَةnoun

1.
Cupclassical
A type of cup or goblet, similar to a fengan (small cup).

الطَّرْجَهَارَةnoun

1.
Cupclassical
A variant of طرجهالة, referring to a type of cup or goblet.

Parallel reading

الطربال: علم يبنى، وقيل: هو كل بناء عال، وقيل: هي كل قطعة من جبل أو حائط مستطيلة في السماء.

The tarbal: a built landmark, and it is said: it is every tall building, and it is said: it is every elongated piece of a mountain or wall in the sky.

إذا مر أحدكم بطربال مائل فليسـرع المشي

If one of you passes by a leaning tarbal, let him hasten his pace.

هو شبيه بالمنظرة من مناظر العجم كهيئة الصومعة والبناء المرتفع

It is similar to a watchtower from Persian views, like the form of a steeple and a tall building.

فكأنما وكنت على طربال

As if she had nested on a tall structure.

يبنون خياما من سعف النخل فوق نقيان الرمال، يتظلل بها نواطيرهم ويسمونها الطرابيل والعرازيل.

They build tents from palm fronds over sand dunes, by which their guardians seek shade, and they call them al-tarabil and al-arazil.

الطرابيل الأميال، واحدها طربال

Al-tarabil are milestones, the singular of which is tarbal.

هو بناء يبنى علما للخيل يستبق إليه ومنه ما هو مثل المنارة

It is a building built as a landmark for horses to race towards, and some of it is like a minaret.

حتى إذا كان دوين الطربال، ... رجعن منه بصهيل صلصال

Until it was near the tarbal, ... they returned from it with a neighing sound like clay.

فسر الطربال هنا بالمنارة.

The tarbal here was interpreted as a minaret.

الطرطال الصومعة؛

The tarbal is the steeple;

هو الهدف المشرف؛

It is the elevated target;

الطرطال القطعة العالية من الجدار والصخرة العظيمة المشرفة من الجبل،

The tarbal is the high piece of the wall and the great prominent rock of the mountain,

طرابيل الشام صوامعها.

The tarabil of Sham are its steeples.

ورجل مطربل: يسحب ذيوله.

And a man mutarbil: trails his garments.

اشتر لنا جرة ولتكن غير قعراء ولا دناء ولا مطربلة الجوانب؛

Buy us a jar, and let it not be shallow, nor short, nor mutarbil of sides;

والمطربلة الطويلة،

And al-mutarbilah is the tall one,

ويقال: طربل بوله إذا مده إلى فوق.

And it is said: he tarbaled his urine if he extended it upwards.

الطرجهالة كالفنجانة معروفة،

Al-tarjahalah is like the well-known fenganah (small cup),

وربما قالوا طرجهارة، بالراء؛

And sometimes they say tarjaharah, with a raa';

ولقد شربت الخمر أسقى ... من إناء الطرجهاره

And indeed I drank wine, being served ... from the vessel of the tarjaharah.