فقل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the process of threshing and winnowing grain, particularly in the dialect of Yemen. It also extends to the concept of abundant yield or produce from the land.

Derived headwords

فَقَلَverb

1.
to thresh and winnowclassical
To thresh grain and then winnow it, separating the chaff from the grain.

فَقَلُواverb

1.
they threshed and winnowedclassical
Past tense verb form indicating that a group of people performed the action of threshing and winnowing.

فقلوا ما ديس من كدسهم — They threshed and winnowed what was threshed from their harvested grain.

الفَقْلnoun

1.
winnowingclassical
The act of winnowing grain, a process of separating chaff from grain by tossing it in the air.
2.
yield, produceclassical
Abundant produce or yield from the land, signifying fertility and prosperity.

الفقل التذرية في لغة أهل اليمن — Winnowing, in the language of the people of Yemen.

المُفَقِّلَةnoun

1.
winnowing toolclassical
A tool used for winnowing grain, possibly a type of shovel or fork.

وهي الحفراة، ثم نثره — and it is the winnowing tool, then scattering it.

أَفْقَلَتْverb

1.
it yielded abundantlyclassical
The land yielded abundant produce or crops.

وقد أفقلت أرضهم إفقالا — and their land yielded abundantly.

إِفْقَالًاnoun

1.
abundant yieldingclassical
The act or state of the land yielding abundant produce.

وقد أفقلت أرضهم إفقالا — and their land yielded abundantly.

Parallel reading

الفقل التذرية في لغة أهل اليمن

Winnowing is called 'al-faql' in the language of the people of Yemen.

يقال: فقلوا ما ديس من كدسهم

It is said: 'They threshed and winnowed what was threshed from their harvested grain.'

وهو رفع الدق بالمفقلة

And it is the lifting of the threshed grain with the winnowing tool.

ثم نثره

Then scattering it.

ويقال: كانت أرضهم العام كثيرة الفقل

And it is said: 'Their land was abundant in yield this year.'

أي الريع

Meaning, the produce.

وقد أفقلت أرضهم إفقالا

And their land has yielded abundantly.

والدق: ما قد ديس ولم يذر

And 'al-daqqu' is what has been threshed but not winnowed.