عطبل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone as beautiful, well-formed, and notably tall, especially with a long neck. It is primarily used for women and gazelles, but can also describe men, emphasizing stature and a smooth, firm physique.

Derived headwords

عَطْبَلadjective

1.
beautiful, well-formedboth
Describing a young woman or gazelle as beautiful, well-formed, plump, and tall, with a long neck.
2.
tall, long-neckedboth
Specifically referring to a long neck, used for gazelles and women.

عَطْبُولadjective

1.
beautiful, well-formedboth
Describing a young woman or gazelle as beautiful, well-formed, plump, and tall, with a long neck.
2.
tall, long-neckedboth
Specifically referring to a long neck, used for gazelles and women.
3.
tall and firmclassical
Describing a person (man or woman) as tall, firm, and smooth.

إن، من أعجب العجائب عندي، قتل بيضاء حرة عطبول — Indeed, one of the most wondrous things to me is the killing of a white, noble, beautiful woman.

عَطْبُولَةadjective

1.
beautiful, well-formedboth
Describing a young woman or gazelle as beautiful, well-formed, plump, and tall, with a long neck.
2.
tall, long-neckedboth
Specifically referring to a long neck, used for gazelles and women.

عَيْطَبُولadjective

1.
tallclassical
Specifically referring to being tall.
2.
beautiful, well-formedboth
Describing a young woman or gazelle as beautiful, well-formed, plump, and tall, with a long neck.

العَطَابِيلnoun

1.
tall, long-necked onesboth
Plural of 'عَطْبَل' or 'عَطْبُول', referring to tall, long-necked gazelles or women.

العَطَابِلnoun

1.
tall, long-necked onesboth
Plural of 'عَطْبَل' or 'عَطْبُول', referring to tall, long-necked gazelles or women.

Parallel reading

جارية عطبل وعطبول وعطبولة وعيطبول: جميلة فتية ممتلئة طويلة العنق

A young woman, 'atbal', 'atbool', 'atboolah', and 'aytabool': beautiful, young, plump, and long-necked.

وقيل: العيطبول الطويلة

And it is said: 'Aytabool' means tall.

والعطبل والعطبول من الظباء والنساء: الطويلة العنق

And 'al-'atbal' and 'al-'atbool' from gazelles and women: the long-necked.

بمثل جيد الرئمة العطبل

With a neck like that of the long-necked wild cow.

إنما أراد العطبل فشدد للضرورة

He only intended 'al-'atbal' and stressed it out of necessity.

والجمع العطابيل والعطابل

And the plural is 'al-'atabeel' and 'al-'atabel'.

لو أبصرت سعدى بها كتائلي، ... مثل العذارى الحسر العطابل

If you had seen Sa'da with my companions, ... like the unveiled, graceful, tall maidens.

والعطبول: الحسنة التامة

And 'al-'atbool': the beautiful, perfect one.

إن، من أعجب العجائب عندي، قتل بيضاء حرة عطبول

Indeed, one of the most wondrous things to me is the killing of a white, noble, beautiful woman.

ولا يقال رجل عطبول إنما يقال رجل أجيد إذا كان طويل العنق

And one does not say a man is 'atbool'; rather, one says a man is 'ajweed' if he is long-necked.

ومثل العطبول العيطاء والعنقاء

And similar to 'al-'atbool' are 'al-'aytaa'' and 'al-'anqaa''.

أنه ورد في صفته، صلى الله عليه وسلم: أنه لم يكن بعطبول ولا بقصير

That it was mentioned in his description, peace be upon him: that he was neither 'atbool' nor short.

والعطبول الممتد القامة الطويل العنق

And 'al-'atbool' is the one of extended stature and long neck.

وقيل: هو الطويل الصلب الأملس

And it is said: he is the tall, firm, smooth one.

قال: ويوصف به الرجل والمرأة

He said: and it is used to describe a man and a woman.