عتل

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root عتل (ʿtl) primarily denotes concepts of roughness, harshness, and forceful movement. It extends to describe tools used for forceful action, individuals characterized by coarseness or strength, and the act of dragging or pulling something forcefully.

Derived headwords

العَتَلَةnoun

1.
crowbar, iron leverboth
An iron tool resembling a wide axe head with a wooden base, used for digging earth and walls. It is straight, unlike an axe.
2.
heavy club, maceclassical
A thick club made of iron with a flattened head like a sword's pommel, used by builders to demolish walls.
3.
thick wooden clubclassical
A stout club made of wood.
4.
digging tool, cutterclassical
A tool used for digging, or an iron tool for cutting palm saplings and vine shoots. It can also refer to a carpenter's tool or a cutting implement.
5.
large clod of earthclassical
A large lump of earth that is dislodged when the ground is tilled.
6.
Persian bowsclassical
The singular form of 'al-'utal', referring to Persian bows.

عَتَلَverb

1.
to drag forcefullyboth
To drag or pull something violently, to haul it away.
2.
to push, to driveboth
To push or drive someone forcefully, especially into confinement or hardship.
3.
to lead roughlyboth
To lead an animal, like a camel, with a rough and forceful pull on the reins.

خذوه فاعتلوه إلى سواء الجحيم — Take him and drag him to the midst of Hellfire.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
harshness, coarsenessboth
A quality of being rough, harsh, coarse, or unrefined in character.
2.
strength, robustnessboth
Being strong and robust, particularly in men or animals.
3.
gluttonyclassical
Being excessively fond of eating and diverse foods.
4.
pushing, drivingclassical
The act of pushing or driving someone forcefully.

عُتُلّadjective

1.
harsh, coarse, roughboth
Describing a person who is harsh, coarse, rough, or ill-mannered.
2.
strong, robustboth
Describing someone or something that is strong and robust, whether a person or an animal.
3.
quarrelsomeclassical
Describing someone who is intense in disputes or arguments.
4.
gluttonousclassical
Describing someone who eats excessively and with variety.
5.
base, ignobleclassical
Describing someone who is base in character and ignoble in disposition.

عتل بعد ذلك زنيم — Harsh, and moreover, spurious (or base).

عَتَلَverb

1.
to be harsh, coarseclassical
To be characterized by harshness, coarseness, or roughness in disposition or action.
2.
to be strongclassical
To be strong and robust.

عَتَلَadjective

1.
harsh, coarseclassical
A harsh or coarse person.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
harshness, roughnessclassical
The quality of being harsh or rough.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a strong personclassical
A strong man.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a strong animalclassical
A strong animal.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a gluttonclassical
A person who eats excessively and with variety.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a base personclassical
A person who is base in character and ignoble in disposition.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a quarrelsome personclassical
A person who is intense in disputes or arguments.

عَتَلَةnoun

1.
a strong female camelclassical
A female camel that is strong and capable of carrying heavy loads.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a thick spearclassical
A thick and heavy spear.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a strong mountainclassical
A mountain that is solid and unyielding.

ثلاثة أشرفن في طود عتل — Three ascended a solid mountain.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a servantclassical
A servant.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a hired laborerclassical
A hired worker, particularly in the dialect of the Jadhila tribe of Tayy.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a strong femaleclassical
A female animal that is strong and robust.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a severe illnessclassical
A severe and intense disease.

عَتَلَnoun

1.
a guard, escortclassical
A guard or escort, often one who leads prisoners.

عَتَلَverb

1.
to be quick to evilclassical
To be swift or eager in committing evil deeds.

وسارع إلى الشر فهو عتل — And he hastened to evil, so he is swift.

مُعْتَلّadjective

1.
strong, powerfulclassical
Describing someone who is strong and capable of enduring hardship or performing strenuous tasks.

ورجل معتل قوي على ذلك — And a strong man, capable of that.

عَتَلَverb

1.
to drag, pullclassical
To drag or pull something with force.

وأخذ فلان بزمام الناقة فعتلها — And so-and-so took the camel's reins and pulled it forcefully.

عَتَلَverb

1.
to not move, to stay putclassical
To remain in one's place and not move or go along with someone.

لا أتعتل معك ولا أنعتل معك شبرا — I will not move a handspan with you, nor will I budge.

عَنْتَلnoun

1.
clitorisclassical
The clitoris.

Parallel reading

العتلة: حديدة كأنها رأس فأس عريضة، في أسفلها خشبة يحفر بها الأرض والحيطان، ليست بمعقفة كالفأس ولكنها مستقيمة مع الخشبة

The 'atlah: an iron tool resembling a wide axe head, with a wooden base, used to dig the earth and walls; it is not curved like an axe but is straight with the wood.

وقيل: العتلة العصا الضخمة من حديد لها رأس مفلطح كقبيعة السيف تكون مع البناء يهدم بها الحيطان.

And it was said: The 'atlah is a massive iron staff with a flattened head like a sword's pommel, used by builders to demolish walls.

والعتلة أيضا: الهراوة الغليظة من الخشب، وقيل: هي المجثاث وهي الحديدة التي يقطع بها فسيل النخل وقضب الكرم، وقيل: هي بيرم النجار والمجتاب، والجمع عتل.

And the 'atlah is also: a thick wooden club, and it was said: it is the 'majthath', which is the iron tool used to cut palm saplings and vine shoots, and it was said: it is the carpenter's 'bayram' and 'al-mujtab', and its plural is 'utal'.

والعتلة: المدرة الكبيرة تتقلع من الأرض إذا أثيرت.

And the 'atlah: a large clod of earth that is dislodged from the ground when it is tilled.

أنه قال لعتبة بن عبد: ما اسمك؟ قال: عتلة، «2» قال: بل أنت عتبة ؛ قيل في تفسيره كأنه كره العتلة لما فيها من الغلظة والشدة، وهي عمود حديد يهدم به الحيطان، وقيل: حديدة كبيرة يقلع بها الشجر والحجر.

He said to 'Utbah ibn 'Abd: What is your name? He said: 'Atalah. He said: Rather, you are 'Utbah. It was said in its interpretation that he disliked 'Atalah because of its roughness and harshness, and it is an iron pillar used to demolish walls, and it was said: a large iron tool used to uproot trees and stones.

وفي حديث هدم الكعبة: فأخذ ابن مطيع العتلة ؛ ومنه اشتق العتل، وهو الشديد الجافي والفظ الغليظ من الناس.

And in the hadith about demolishing the Ka'bah: Ibn Mutī' took the 'atlah; from this is derived 'al-'atl, which is the strong, coarse, and rough person.

والعتل: الشديد، وقيل: الأكول المنوع، وقيل: هو الجافي الغليظ، وقيل: هو الجافي الخلق اللئيم الضريبة، وقيل: هو الشديد من الرجال والدواب.

And 'al-'atl: the strong, and it was said: the gluttonous and varied eater, and it was said: he is the coarse and rough one, and it was said: he is the coarse-natured, ignoble one, and it was said: he is the strong one among men and beasts.

وفي التنزيل: عتل بعد ذلك زنيم ؛ قيل: هو الشديد الخصومة، وقيل هو ما تقدم.

And in the Revelation: Harsh, and moreover, spurious (or base); it was said: he is the intense in dispute, and it was said: it is what preceded.

والعتلة: واحدة العتل، وهي القسي الفارسية؛ قال أمية: يرمون عن عتل كأنها غبط ... بزمخر، يعجل المرمي إعجالا

And 'al-'atlah: the singular of 'al-'utal', which are the Persian bows; Umayyah said: They shoot from 'utal' as if they were swift... with a whizzing sound, hastening the projectile.

فانعتل: جره جرا عنيفا وجذبه فحمله.

So he was dragged: he dragged him with a violent dragging and pulled him, carrying him.

وفي التنزيل: خذوه فاعتلوه إلى سواء الجحيم ؛ قرأ عاصم وحمزة والكسائي وأبو عمرو فاعتلوه، بكسر التاء، وقرأ ابن كثير ونافع وابن عامر ويعقوب فاعتلوه ، بضم التاء؛ قال الأزهري: وهما لغتان فصيحتان، ومعناه خذوه فاقصفوه كما يقصف الحطب.

And in the Revelation: Take him and drag him to the midst of Hellfire; 'Āṣim, Ḥamzah, Al-Kisā'ī, and Abū 'Amr recited 'fa'tloohu' (with kasrah on the tā'), and Ibn Kathīr, Nāfi', Ibn 'Āmir, and Ya'qūb recited 'fa'taloohu' (with ḍammah on the tā'); Al-Azhari said: They are two eloquent languages, and their meaning is: Take him and break him as firewood is broken.

والعتل: الدفع والإرهاق بالسوق العنيف.

And 'al-'atl: pushing and driving with violent urging.

ابن السكيت: عتلته إلى السجن وعتنته أعتله وأعتله وأعتنه وأعتنه إذا دفعته دفعا عنيفا.

Ibn Al-Sikkīt: I dragged him to prison and I drove him, I drive him and I drive him, I push him and I push him, if you push him with a violent push.

ابن السكيت: عتله وعتنه، باللام والنون جميعا، وقيل: العتل أن تأخذ بتلبيب الرجل فتعتله أي تجره إليك وتذهب به إلى حبس أو بلية.

Ibn Al-Sikkīt: He dragged him and he pushed him, with both the 'lām' and the 'nūn', and it was said: 'Al-'atl' is to grab a man by his collar and drag him to you, taking him to prison or a calamity.

ورجل معتل، بالكسر: قوي على ذلك؛ قال أبو النجم يصف فرسا: طار عن المهر نسيل ينسله، ... عن مفرع الكتفين حر عطله، نفرعه فرعا ولسنا نعتله

And a strong man, with kasrah: capable of that; Abū Al-Najm said, describing a horse: Dust flew from the colt as it was born... from broad shoulders, a free horse that was strong, we make it strong and we do not make it weak.

وإنما لعتل إلى الشر أي سريع.

And indeed he is swift to evil, meaning quick.

وعتل إلى الشر عتلا، فهو عتل: سرع؛ قال: وعتل داويته من العتل

And he hastened to evil with hastening, so he is swift; he said: And he hastened to treat him from the hastening.

والعاتل: الجلواز، وجمعه عتل.

And 'al-'ātil: the guard, and its plural is 'utal'.

وداء عتيل: شديد.

And a severe illness: intense.

والعتيل: الخادم.

And 'al-'utayyil: the servant.

وجبل عتل: صلب شديد؛ أنشد ابن الأعرابي: ثلاثة أشرفن في طود عتل

And a solid mountain: hard and strong; Ibn Al-A'rābī recited: Three ascended a solid mountain.

والعتيل: الأجير، بلغة جديلة طيء، والجمع عتل وعتلاء.

And 'al-'utayyil: the hired laborer, in the dialect of Jadhila of Tayy, and its plural is 'utal' and 'utlā'.

والعتلة: التي لا تلقح فهي أبدا قوية.

And 'al-'atlah: she who does not conceive, she is always strong.

والعتل: الرمح الغليظ.

And 'al-'atl: the thick spear.

والعنتل والعنتل: البظر؛ عن اللحياني، والمعروف العنبل؛ وأنشد: بدا عنبل لو توضع الفأس فوقه ... مذكرة، لانفل عنها غرابها

And 'al-'antal and 'al-'untul: the clitoris; from Al-Lihyānī, and the known is 'al-'anbal'; and he recited: A clitoris appeared, if an axe were placed upon it... erect, its tip would break off.