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قثعل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to arrows that are not well-fletched or properly straightened, leading to poor flight. It describes an arrow that is defective in its construction or preparation for flight.

Derived headwords

المِقْثَعَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    arrow not well-fletchedclassical

    An arrow that has not been properly fletched with feathers, making its flight unstable or inaccurate.

قَثَعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be not well-fletchedclassical

    To be an arrow that is not properly prepared for flight due to poor fletching or straightening.

Parallel reading

المِقْثَعَلُ من السهام الذي لم يبر بريا جيدا
The miqth'al of arrows is that which has not been well-fletched.
فرَمَيْتُ القَوْمَ رَشْقًا صَائِبًا، ... لَيْسَ بالعَصَلِ وَلَا بالمِقْثَعَلِ
And I shot the people with an accurate volley, ... not crooked nor defective in fletching.