قرمل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of weak, thorny desert shrub. It extends to describe camels with two humps, young camels, and a specific type of camel associated with the Turks. Additionally, it refers to hair or wool used for adornment and has metaphorical uses related to seeking weak protection. The root also appears in place names, personal names, and the name of a horse.

Derived headwords

القَرْمَلnoun

1.
Desert shrubboth
A type of desert plant, described as small, weak, and thornless trees. It is characterized by its weakness and lack of shelter.
2.
Young camelsboth
Refers to the young or small camels.
3.
Two-humped camelsboth
Camels that possess two humps.
4.
Bactrian camelsclassical
Refers to Bactrian camels or their offspring.
5.
Turkish camelsclassical
A type of camel, specifically described as the camels of the Turks, known for being small and having abundant wool.
6.
Long-branched shrubclassical
A plant characterized by long, flexible branches.

قَرْمَلَةnoun

1.
Desert shrubboth
A weak, thorny shrub lacking shelter or protection, often used in proverbs to denote seeking help from someone weaker.
2.
Small shrubclassical
A small shrub with no significant roots.

القَرَامِلnoun

1.
Adornments for hairboth
Items made of wool or hair used to adorn or attach to women's hair.
2.
Two-humped camelsboth
Plural of camels with two humps.

قَرْمَلِيًّاnoun

1.
Adornments for hairboth
A type of adornment made from wool or hair that a woman attaches to her hair.

قَرْمَلَverb

1.
To throw downclassical
To throw or knock down, specifically in the context of hunting prey like a rabbit.

قَرْمَلname

1.
Name of a kingclassical
A name of a king from Yemen.
2.
Name of a horseclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Urwah ibn al-Ward.

قَرْمَلِيَّةnoun

1.
Small, woolly camelsclassical
Refers to small camels with abundant wool, specifically associated with the Turks.

قَرْمَلِيّname

1.
Name of a kingclassical
A name referring to one of the kings of Himyar.

القُرُنْفُلnoun

1.
Clove (spice)both
A fragrant spice derived from an Indian tree, commonly used for its scent and flavor.
2.
Clove treeclassical
The Indian tree that produces the clove spice.

قُرُنْفُلnoun

1.
Clove (spice)both
The fragrant spice known as clove.

قُرُنْفُولnoun

1.
Clove (spice)classical
An alternative pronunciation or form for the spice clove.

مُقَرْفَلadjective

1.
Having clovesclassical
Describing something that contains or is scented with cloves.

مُقَرْنِفَلadjective

1.
Having clovesclassical
Describing something that contains or is scented with cloves.

Parallel reading

القرمل: نبات، وقيل: شجر صغار ضعاف لا شوك له، واحدته قرملة.

Al-Qarmal: A plant, and it is said: small, weak trees without thorns, the singular of which is Qarmalah.

وفي المثل: ذليل عاذ بقرملة، وبعضهم يقول: ذليل عائذ بقرملة؛ يقال هذا لمن يستعين بمن لا دفع له وبأذل منه، والعرب تقوله للرجل الذليل يعوذ بمن هو أضعف منه؛

And in the proverb: A humiliated person sought refuge in a Qarmalah, and some say: a humiliated person seeking refuge in a Qarmalah; this is said of one who seeks help from someone who cannot defend him and is even more humiliated than him, and the Arabs say it of a humiliated man seeking refuge with someone weaker than him;

لأن القرملة شجرة على ساق لا تكن ولا تظل، والقرملة من دق الشجر لا أصل له؛

Because the Qarmalah is a tree on a stem that provides no cover nor shade, and the Qarmalah is from the small trees that have no roots;

والقرملة: إبل كلها ذو سنامين.

And Al-Qarmal: camels, all of them having two humps.

الجوهري: القرامل الإبل ذوات السنامين.

Al-Jauhari: Al-Qaramil are the camels possessing two humps.

والقرامل: البختي «2» أو ولده.

And Al-Qaramil: the Bactrian camels or their offspring.

والقرمل: الصغار من الإبل.

And Al-Qarmal: the young ones of the camels.

الجوهري: القرمل، بالكسر، ولد البختي.

Al-Jauhari: Al-Qarmal, with kasra, is the offspring of the Bactrian camel.

والقرملية من الإبل الصغار الكثيرة الأوبار، وهي إبل الترك.

And Al-Qarmaliyyah is from the small camels with abundant wool, and they are the camels of the Turks.

وفي علي، رضي الله عنه: أن قرمليا تردى في بئر.

And in (the narration of) Ali, may God be pleased with him: that Qarmaliyan fell into a well.

وفي حديث مسروق: تردى قرمل في بئر فلم يقدروا على نحره فسألوه فقال: جوفوه ثم اقطعوه أعضاء أي اطعنوه في جوفه.

And in the hadith of Masruq: Qarmal fell into a well, and they were unable to slaughter him, so they asked him, and he said: Gut him, then cut him into pieces, meaning stab him in his belly.

ابن الأعرابي: يقال رميت أرنبا فدربيتها وقصملتها وقرملتها إذا صرعتها.

Ibn Al-A'rabi: It is said that you shot a rabbit and you knocked it down, and Qasmalat-ha and Qarmalat-ha if you felled it.

والقراميل: ما وصلت به الشعر من صوف أو شعر؛

And Al-Qaramil: what is used to attach hair, made of wool or hair;

والقراميل من الشعر والصوف ما وصلت به المرأة شعرها.

And Al-Qaramil from hair and wool are what a woman uses to attach her hair.

وفي الحديث: أنه رخص في القرامل ، وهي ضفائر من شعر أو صوف أو إبريسم تصل به المرأة شعرها.

And in the hadith: that he permitted Al-Qaramil, which are braids of hair, wool, or silk that a woman uses to attach her hair.

القرنفل والقرنفول: شجر هندي ليس من نبات أرض العرب؛

Al-Qurunful and Al-Qurunful: an Indian tree, not from the plants of the land of the Arabs;

نسيم الصبا جاءت بريا القرنفل

The morning breeze brought the scent of the clove.

ومن العرب من يقول قرنفول.

And some of the Arabs say Qurunful.

وا بأبي ثغرك ذاك المعسول، ... كأن في أنيابه القرنفول

Oh, by my father, your sweet mouth... as if in its teeth is the clove.

وطيب مقرفل: فيه قرنفل، وحكى أبو حنيفة مقرنف.

And a perfumed scent, Muqarfal: it contains cloves, and Abu Hanifa narrated Muqarnaf.