عدمل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes something old, ancient, and often large or substantial. It is applied to aged beings, ancient trees, old wells, and even old, dry vegetation.

Derived headwords

العَدْمَلnoun

1.
old, ancient thingclassical
Refers to anything that is old and ancient.
2.
large, old fogclassical
Specifically refers to a large and ancient fog, with the age being the reason for the name.

العَدْمَلِيّadjective

1.
old, ancientclassical
Describes something as old and ancient, often used for lineage or heritage.
2.
old treeclassical
Specifically used to describe an old tree.

في عدملي الحسب القديم — in ancient, old lineage

وآخذ في أرطى عدولي عدملي — and I take hold of my old, ancient desert-shrub.

العَدَامِلnoun

1.
old, ancient thingsclassical
Plural form referring to old and ancient things in general.
2.
old wellsclassical
Specifically refers to old wells.
3.
old, dry vegetationclassical
Refers to old, dry, and accumulated vegetation.

وغدر عدامل: قديمة — and old, ancient wells: ancient.

العَدَامِلِيّadjective

1.
old, ancientclassical
An adjective form meaning old and ancient, similar to 'عدملي'.

العَدْمَلِيَّةnoun

1.
old wellclassical
A feminine noun referring to an old well, often used in a relative sense.

ركية عدملية أي عادية قديمة — an old well, meaning an ancient, old one.

العَدْمُولnoun

1.
old thingclassical
Refers to something old and ancient.
2.
frogclassical
A name for a frog, though this usage is noted as not well-known and possibly incorrect, with 'العلجوم' being the more common term.

والعدمول: الضفدع عن كراع — And 'al-admul': the frog, according to Kra'a.

العَدَامِيلnoun

1.
old, dry vegetationclassical
Refers to old, dry, and accumulated vegetation, often found piled up.

عليها عداميل الهشيم — upon it are piles of dry vegetation.

Parallel reading

كل مسن قديم

everything old and aged

هو القديم الضخم من الضباب

it is the old and large of the fogs

قيل ذلك له لقدمه

it is so named because of its age

والأنثى عدملية

and the feminine is 'admalīyah'

أنه يعمر عمر الإنسان حتى يهرم فيسمى عدمليا عند ذلك

that he lives the age of a human until he becomes decrepit and is then called 'admalīyan'

في عدملي الحسب القديم

in ancient, old lineage

وخص بعضهم به الشجر القديم

and some have specified it for old trees

وآخذ في أرطى عدولي عدملي

and I take hold of my old, ancient desert-shrub

وغدر عدامل: قديمة

and old wells: ancient

يباكرن من غول مياها روية، ... ومن منعج زرق المتون عداملا

they visit in the morning from the ghoul waters that are quenched, ... and from Manjaq, the blue-backed, ancient ones

وأكثر ما يقال على جهة النسبة ركية عدملية أي عادية قديمة

and most often it is said in the sense of relation: an 'admalīyah' well, meaning an ancient, old one

والجمع العدامل

and the plural is 'al-adāmil'

والعدمول: الضفدع عن كراع

And 'al-admul': the frog, according to Kra'a

وماشحون قليلا من مسومة ... من آجن ركضت فيه العداميل

and they are a little thirsty from the marked ones ... from the stagnant water in which the old vegetation was stirred up

العدمل: الشيء القديم، وكذلك العدمول

Al-'admal: the old thing, and likewise 'al-admul'

ترى جازريه يرعدان، وناره ... عليها عداميل الهشيم، وصامله

you see its two butchers trembling, and its fire ... upon it are piles of dry vegetation, and its dry parts

من معدن الصيران عدملي

from the mine of the 'sayrān' (a type of tree), 'admalī