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قمعل

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to large, prominent, or forceful objects and individuals. It extends to describe large vessels, prominent body parts, and leaders or authoritative figures. It also encompasses the idea of burgeoning or emerging, particularly in plants.

Derived headwords

القَمْعَلnoun
  1. 1.
    large vesselclassical

    A large, deep drinking vessel, specifically attributed to the Hudhail tribe.

القُلْعَمnoun
  1. 1.
    large vesselclassical

    A large, deep drinking vessel, synonymous with القمعل and attributed to the Hudhail tribe.

قمعلadjective
  1. 1.
    pointed-headedclassical

    Describing a drinking vessel that is pointed at the head and long.

القَمْعَلnoun
  1. 1.
    clitorisclassical

    The clitoris.

القِمْعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    leaderclassical

    A leader or chief of a people.

  2. 2.
    head shepherdclassical

    A chief or leader of shepherds.

القَمَادِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    leaderclassical

    A leader, similar to القمعال, specifically referring to the head of shepherds.

مُقَمْعَلadjective
  1. 1.
    authoritativeclassical

    Describing someone who is in charge of subjects, giving commands and prohibitions.

القَمْعَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    largest of the vulvaclassical

    The largest part of the vulva.

قَمْعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to budclassical

    Referring to plants, when their buds emerge.

القَمَاعِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    budsclassical

    The buds of a plant, the plural of قمعول.

قَمْعُولnoun
  1. 1.
    budclassical

    A single bud of a plant.

قَمَاعِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    lumps on the headclassical

    Referring to a man who has lumps or protuberances on his head.

القَعْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clitorisclassical

    The clitoris, also known as الطرجهارة.

القَمْعَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clitorisclassical

    The clitoris, synonymous with القعملة.

Parallel reading

القمعل والقلعم: القدح الضخم بلغة هذيل
Al-qam'al and al-qul'am: the large vessel in the language of Hudhail.
بلتهم الأرض بوأب حوأب، ... كالقمعل المنكب فوق الأثأب
The land swallowed them with a flood, ... like a large vessel overturned upon the thorny trees.
قدح قمعل محدد الرأس طويله
A qam'al vessel, pointed at the head and long.
والقمعل والقمعل: البظر؛
And al-qam'al and al-qum'al: the clitoris.
والقمعال: سيد القوم؛
And al-qim'al: the chief of the people.
القمعال رئيس الرعاة، وكذلك القمادية؛
Al-qim'al is the chief of the shepherds, and likewise al-qamadiyyah.
ويقال: خرج مقمعلا إذا كان على الرعايا يأمرهم وينهاهم.
And it is said: he went out muqam'alan when he was in charge of the subjects, commanding them and forbidding them.
والقمعالة: أعظم الفياشل.
And al-qam'alah: the largest of the vulva.
وقمعل النبت: خرجت براعيمه؛
And the plant qam'ala: its buds emerged.
وهي القماعيل.
And they are al-qamā'īl.
ويقال للرجل إذا كان في رأسه عجر: في رأسه قماعيل، واحدها قمعول؛
And it is said of a man if he has lumps on his head: he has qamā'īl on his head, the singular of which is qam'ūl.
القعملة الطرجهارة وهي القمعلة.
Al-qa'malah is the clitoris, and it is al-qum'alah.