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ققل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of birds, a tribal name, and a place-related idiom. It also includes a plant name.

Derived headwords

القوقلnoun
  1. 1.
    male sandgrouseclassical

    The male of the sandgrouse and partridge birds.

القواقلname
  1. 1.
    Al-Khazraj tribeclassical

    A name for a branch of the Khazraj tribe.

قوقلverb
  1. 1.
    seek refugeclassical

    Used in the pre-Islamic era to describe a man seeking refuge in Yathrib, implying safety.

القاقلىnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant.

Parallel reading

القوقل: الذكر من القطا والحجل.
Al-Qawqil: the male of the sandgrouse and the partridge.
والقواقل: من الخزرج
And Al-Qawāqil: are from the Khazraj.
وكان يقال في الجاهلية للرجل إذا استجار بيثرب: قوقل ثم قد أمنت.
And it was said in the Jahiliyyah to a man if he sought refuge in Yathrib: 'Qawqil, then you are safe.'
والقاقلى: نبت
And Al-Qāqilā: is a plant.