كثل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the rear or stern of a ship, and by extension, the people and cargo it carries. It can also refer to steering mechanisms or a specific type of steering oar.

Derived headwords

الكَوْثَلnoun

1.
stern of a shipboth
The rear part of a ship, where the rudder is typically located.
2.
ship's cargo and crewclassical
The people and their belongings or cargo that are carried in the stern of a ship.
3.
steering mechanismclassical
The steering apparatus or rudder of a ship.

كوثلnoun

1.
stern of a shipboth
The rear part of a ship.
2.
ship's cargo and crewclassical
The people and their belongings or cargo that are carried in the stern of a ship.
3.
steering mechanismclassical
The steering apparatus or rudder of a ship.

كوثّلnoun

1.
stern of a shipclassical
The rear part of a ship, with the final letter doubled for emphasis.

كوثل السلميname

1.
a known manclassical
A specific, well-known individual from the Banu Sulaym tribe, to whom a poet is attributed.

Parallel reading

أما كثل فأصل بناء الكوثل وهو فوعل

As for K-TH-L, it is the origin of the structure of al-kawthal, which is on the pattern of faw'al.

وقال الليث: الكوثل مؤخر السفينة

And Al-Layth said: Al-kawthal is the stern of the ship.

وقد يشدد فيقال: كوثل

And it may be intensified, so it is said: kawthal.

وفي الكوثل يكون الملاحون ومتاعهم

And in the kawthal are the sailors and their belongings.

حملت في كوثلها عويقا

She carried in her stern something obstructive.

المرنحة صدر السفينة والدوطيرة كوثلها

Al-mirnaḥah is the front of the ship, and al-dawṭīrah is its stern.

وقيل: الكوثل السكان

And it was said: Al-kawthal is the steering oar.

أبو عبيد: الخيزرانة السكان، وهو الكوثل

Abu Ubayd said: Al-khayzurānah is the steering oar, and it is al-kawthal.

من الخوف كوثلها يلتزم

From fear, its stern is adhered to.

وكوثل السلمي: رجل معروف، إليه يعزى سباع بن كوثل أحد شعرائهم

And Kawthal al-Sulami: a known man, to him is attributed Sibāʿ ibn Kawthal, one of their poets.