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قعثل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific manner of walking, characterized by a heavy, dragging, or struggling gait. It evokes the image of someone moving with difficulty, as if pulling themselves out of mud or a mire.

Derived headwords

تَقَعْثَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk heavilyboth

    To walk with a heavy, dragging, or struggling gait, as if pulling oneself out of mud.

تَقَلَّعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk heavilyboth

    To walk with a heavy, dragging, or struggling gait, similar to تقعثل.

القَعْثَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy walkboth

    The act or manner of walking heavily and with difficulty, as if struggling to move.

القَعْثَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy walkclassical

    A specific type of gait characterized by heaviness and effort, likened to pulling oneself out of mud.

القَعْثَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy walkclassical

    A gait similar to القَعْوَلَة (a heavy walk).

القَعْوَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy walkclassical

    A heavy, slow, or difficult manner of walking.

Parallel reading

تَقَعْثَلَ في مشيه
He walked heavily in his gait.
تَقَلَّعَثَ
He walked heavily.
كلاهما إذا مر كأنه يتقلع من وحل
Both of them, when passing, are as if they are pulling themselves out of mud.
وهي القلعثة
And it is the Qal'athah (heavy walk).
القعثلة مشية مثل القعولة
Al-Qa'thalah is a gait like Al-Qa'walah.