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فرزل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of being large or bulky, though its usage is limited and some derivations are considered unreliable.

Derived headwords

الفَرْزَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    being tied upclassical

    It means to be tied up or restricted. This definition is attributed to Kra'a.

فَرْزَلadjective
  1. 1.
    large, bulkyclassical

    A man who is large or bulky. Ibn Duraid narrated this, but Ibn Sidah considered it not firmly established.

Parallel reading

الفَرْزَلَة: التقييد؛ عن كراع.
Al-farzalah: being tied up; from Kra'a.
ورجل فرزل: ضخم؛ حكاه ابن دريد؛ قال ابن سيده: وليس بثبت.
And a farzal man: large; narrated by Ibn Duraid; Ibn Sidah said: it is not firmly established.