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غرقل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of corruption or spoilage, particularly concerning eggs and watermelons. It also has a specific meaning related to pouring water over someone's head.

Derived headwords

غَرْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoil (egg)classical

    Used to describe an egg that has become rotten or spoiled.

  2. 2.
    to spoil (watermelon)classical

    Used to describe a watermelon whose contents have become corrupted or spoiled.

  3. 3.
    to pour waterclassical

    To pour water over someone's head all at once.

الغَرْقَلnoun
  1. 1.
    egg whiteclassical

    Refers to the white part of an egg.

Parallel reading

غرقلت البيضة: مذرت
The egg spoiled: it became rotten.
والبطيخة: فسد ما في جوفها
And the watermelon: what was inside it became corrupted.
قال الأزهري: الغرقل بياض البيض، بالغين
Al-Azhari said: Al-gharqal is the white of the egg, with a ghayn.
ابن الأعرابي: غرقل إذا صب على رأسه الماء بمرة واحدة
Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Gharaqala if water was poured over his head all at once.