قلل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of plant or seed, often described as hard and rattling when dry, and sometimes associated with aphrodisiac qualities. It also extends to a bird and the concept of 'قلْقَلَة' (qalaqalah), a specific type of sound produced by certain Arabic letters when articulated.

Derived headwords

القَلْقَلnoun

1.
a plantboth
A type of plant that grows in flat, open areas, not typically in mountains. It has a pod that swells when dry and rattles in the wind, producing a sound like a bell. Its leaves are grayish and smooth, resembling reeds.
2.
a seedboth
The seed of the aforementioned plant, described as hard and sometimes compared to lentils or sesame seeds. It is noted for its aphrodisiac properties.
3.
a treeclassical
A green tree that grows on a stalk, found on hills rather than plains. It has large seeds that are edible and desirable to livestock.

وحازت الريح يبيس القلقل — The wind carried away the dry qalaqal.

دقك بالمنحاز حب القلقل — Your pounding of the qalaqal seed in the mortar.

القَلَاقِلnoun

1.
plantsboth
Plural form referring to two types of plants, or a collective term for the qalaqal plant.
2.
a wild herbclassical
A wild herb whose seeds resemble sesame seeds and have pods similar to those of sesame.

والقلاقل والقلقلان: نبتان — And al-Qalaqil and al-Qalqalan are two plants.

القَلْقَلَانnoun

1.
a plantboth
Refers to the same plant as القلقل, often used interchangeably.

وساقت حصاد القلقلان — And it drove the harvest of al-Qalqalan.

القَلْقَلَانِيّnoun

1.
a birdclassical
A type of bird, similar to a dove (فاختة).

القَلْقَلَةnoun

1.
rattling soundboth
The sound produced by the dry seed pods of the qalaqal plant when shaken by the wind, resembling the ringing of a bell.
2.
letter articulationclassical
A specific type of sound produced by certain Arabic letters (J, T, D, Q, B) when articulated at the end of a word (sukoon). It is characterized by a distinct echo or 'bounce' due to the pressure required to pronounce them.

سمعت تقلقله كأنه جرس — You hear its rattling as if it were a bell.

القَلْقَلَانِيَّةnoun

1.
aphrodisiac effectclassical
The stimulating or aphrodisiac quality attributed to the seeds of the qalaqal plant.

وحب القلقل مهيج على البضاع يأكله الناس لذلك — And the seed of qalaqal is stimulating for intercourse, which people eat for that reason.

Parallel reading

وحازت الريح يبيس القلقل

And the wind carried away the dry qalaqal.

دقك بالمنحاز حب القلقل

Your pounding of the qalaqal seed in the mortar.

والعامة تقول حب الفلفل؛ قال الأصمعي: وهو تصحيف، إنما هو بالقاف، وهو أصلب ما يكون من الحبوب

And the common people say 'hab al-fulful' (pepper seed); Al-Asma'i said: This is a corruption, it is actually with the letter Qaf, and it is the hardest of seeds.

إنما هو بالقاف، وهو أصلب ما يكون من الحبوب

It is actually with the letter Qaf, and it is the hardest of seeds.

وقيل: القلقل نبت ينبت في الجلد وغلظ السهل ولا يكاد ينبت في الجبال

And it was said: Al-Qalaqal is a plant that grows in the open plains and flatlands, and hardly grows in the mountains.

وله سنف أفيطح ينبت في حبات كأنهن العدس، فإذا يبس فانتفخ وهبت به الريح سمعت تقلقله كأنه جرس

It has a wide pod that grows into seeds resembling lentils; when it dries and swells, and the wind blows it, you hear its rattling as if it were a bell.

وله ورق أغبر أطلس كأنه ورق القصب

And it has grayish, smooth leaves, like the leaves of reeds.

والقلاقل والقلقلان: نبتان

And al-Qalaqil and al-Qalqalan are two plants.

وقال أبو حنيفة: القلقل والقلاقل والقلقلان كله شيء واحد نبت

And Abu Hanifa said: Al-Qalaqal, al-Qalaqil, and al-Qalqalan are all one type of plant.

وذكر الأعراب القدم أنه شجر أخضر ينهض على ساق، ومنابته الآكام دون الرياض وله حب كحب اللوبياء يؤكل والسائمة حريصة عليه

And the ancient Arabs mentioned that it is a green tree that stands on a stalk, growing on hills rather than plains, and it has seeds like broad beans that are eaten, and livestock are eager for it.

كأن صوت حليها، إذا انجفل، ... هز رياح قلقلانا قد ذبل

As if the sound of their ornaments, when they moved, ... was the shaking of withered qalaqalan plants.

والقلاقل: بقلة برية يشبه حبها حب السمسم ولها أكمام كأكمامها

And al-Qalaqil: a wild herb whose seeds resemble sesame seeds and have pods like theirs.

الليث: القلقل شجر له حب عظام ويؤكل؛ وأنشد: أبعارها بالصيف حب القلقل

Al-Layth said: Al-Qalaqal is a tree with large seeds that are eaten; and he recited: Their droppings in the summer are the seeds of al-Qalaqal.

وحب القلقل مهيج على البضاع يأكله الناس لذلك

And the seed of al-Qalaqal is stimulating for intercourse, which people eat for that reason.

أنعت أعيارا بأعلى قنه ... أكلن حب قلقل، فهنه لهن من حب السفاد رنه

I describe wild asses on the top of its peak... they ate the seed of qalaqal, so their desire for mating was stimulated.

وقال الدينوري: القلقل والقلاقل والقلقلان كله واحد له حب كحب السمسم وهو مهيج للباه

And Al-Dinnawari said: Al-Qalaqal, al-Qalaqil, and al-Qalqalan are all one, having seeds like sesame seeds, and it is stimulating for sexual intercourse.

وساقت حصاد القلقلان، ... كأنما هو الخشل أعراف الرياح الزعازع

And it drove the harvest of al-Qalqalan, ... as if it were the crests of the gusty winds.

والقلقلاني: طائر كالفاختة

And al-Qalaqalani: a bird like a dove.

وحروف القلقلة: الجيم والطاء والدال والقاف والباء؛ حكاها سيبويه، قال: وإنما سميت بذلك للصوت الذي يحدث عنها عند الوقف لأنك لا تستطيع أن تقف عنده إلا معه لشدة ضغط الحرف

And the letters of al-Qalaqalah are: Jim, Taa, Daal, Qaaf, and Baa; Sibawayh narrated them, saying: They are named so because of the sound that occurs from them when stopping (at the end of a word), because you cannot stop at them except with it (the sound) due to the intensity of the letter's pressure.