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عرطل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is excessively tall, long, or large. It can also refer to a robust or handsome young man, emphasizing a striking physical presence.

Derived headwords

العَرطلnoun
  1. 1.
    excessively tall/longboth

    Describing something that is excessively tall or long, often with a sense of being ungainly or unrestrained.

  2. 2.
    large/hugeboth

    Referring to something that is large or huge in size.

  3. 3.
    handsome youthboth

    A young man who is handsome and well-built.

عرطلadjective
  1. 1.
    excessively tallboth

    Being excessively tall, often used to describe a person or an object.

  2. 2.
    robust/strongboth

    Possessing a robust or strong build.

العرطليلnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personboth

    A tall person.

  2. 2.
    thick/stout personclassical

    A person who is thick or stout.

عرطليلاnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personboth

    A tall person, used as a noun.

العرطويلnoun
  1. 1.
    handsome youthboth

    A young man who is handsome.

Parallel reading

الفاحش الطول المضطرب من كل شيء
Excessively tall and unrestrained of everything.
في سرطم هاد وعنق عرطل
In a wide throat and a long neck.
والعرطليل: الطويل
And Al-Arṭalīl: the tall one.
وقيل: الغليظ
And it was said: the thick/stout one.
وقد قيل إنه الطويل
And it has been said that it is the tall one.
واستدل على صحة ذلك بقولهم عرطل للطويل
And he inferred the correctness of that by their saying 'Arṭal for the tall one.
والعرطويل والعرطل: الشاب الحسن
And Al-Arṭawīl and Al-Arṭal: the handsome youth.
والعرطل: الضخم
And Al-Arṭal: the huge one.
العرطل الطويل من كل شيء
Al-Arṭal is the tall one of everything.