← Back to Lisan al-Arab

كشل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to large, bulky, or massive things, particularly in the context of a large, prominent nose or a great, heavy object. It also touches upon variations in pronunciation between 'sh' and 's'.

Derived headwords

الكوشلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, bulky thingclassical

    A great, massive, and bulky object or entity.

  2. 2.
    Large noseclassical

    Specifically, a large and prominent nose.

الفيشلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large noseclassical

    A large and prominent nose, often used in comparison to 'الكوشلة'.

الكوشnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, bulky thingclassical

    Synonymous with 'الكوشلة' and 'الفيشلة', referring to something great and massive.

الفيشnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, bulky thingclassical

    Synonymous with 'الكوشلة' and 'الكوش', denoting a great and massive entity.

الكوسلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, bulky thingclassical

    A variant pronunciation of 'الكوشلة', with 's' instead of 'sh', considered a possible linguistic variation.

Parallel reading

الكوشلة: الفيشلة العظيمة الضخمة
Al-kūshalah: The great, massive al-fishalah.
وهو الكوش والفيش أيضا
And it is also al-kūsh and al-fīsh.
قال أبو منصور: الكوسلة، بالسين في الفيشة ولعل الشين فيها لغة
Abu Mansur said: Al-kūsalah, with a 's' in al-fīshah, and perhaps the 'sh' in it is a dialectal variation.
فإن الشين عاقبت السين في حروف كثيرة مثل رسم ورشم
For the 'sh' has replaced the 's' in many letters, such as rasam and rasham.
وسمر و شمر
And samara and shamara.
وسمت و شمت
And wasama and washamata.
والسدفة والشدفة
And as-sudfah and ash-shudfah.