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قهبل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of movement or gait, as well as certain animals and possibly a part of the body. It also features in idiomatic expressions for well-wishing.

Derived headwords

القَهْبَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of walkingclassical

    Refers to a particular manner or style of walking.

  2. 2.
    A large female wild assclassical

    Describes a stout or thick female wild ass.

  3. 3.
    A louseclassical

    A small parasitic insect.

قَهْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Faceclassical

    Used in an idiomatic expression to invoke blessings upon someone's face.

قَبْلnoun
  1. 1.
    What faces oneclassical

    Refers to the part of someone that faces forward, or what is presented by them.

Parallel reading

القهبلة: ضرب من المشي.
Al-qahbalah: a type of walking.
والقهبلة: الأتان الغليظة من الوحش.
And al-qahbalah: the stout female wild ass.
حيا الله قهبلته أي حيا الله وجهه.
May God bless his qahbalah, meaning may God bless his face.
حيا الله قهبله ومحياه وسمامته وطلله وآله.
May God bless his qahbalah, his countenance, his mark, his dwelling, and his family.
حيا الله قبله أي ما أقبل منه
May God bless his qabl, meaning what faces him or comes from him.
القهبلة القملة.
Al-qahbalah is the louse.