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كدل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific poetic usage, possibly referring to a type of person or a state of being. The primary discussion revolves around a single poetic line and its interpretation, suggesting a limited or specialized semantic field.

Derived headwords

المُكَدَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    Deformed, misshapenclassical

    Describing something or someone as being deformed or misshapen, possibly due to a linguistic alteration.

المُكَدَّلnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of personclassical

    Possibly referring to a specific type of person, as suggested by the context of the poetic verse.

Parallel reading

ألا أبلغا سعد بن ليث وجندعا ... وكلبا: أنيبوا المن غير المكدل
Indeed, convey to Sa'd ibn Layth and Jund'a... and Kalb: Respond to the call, not the deformed one.
وقيل: المكدل والمكدر واحد
And it is said: Al-Mukaddal and Al-Mukaddar are one.
واللام مبدلة من الراء
And the Lam is substituted for the Ra.