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كعل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something short, black, and possibly unpleasant or excremental. It can refer to a short, dark-skinned man, excrement, or a waxy substance found on sheep's testicles.

Derived headwords

الكَعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    short, black manclassical

    A man who is short and dark-skinned.

الكَعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementclassical

    The dung or feces of any animal, or any waste material.

الكَعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    waxy substanceclassical

    The waxy secretion or substance found on the testicles of rams.

Parallel reading

الكعل من الرجال: القصير الأسود
Al-ka'l from men: the short, the black.
وأصبحت ليلى لها زوج قذر، ... كعل تغشاه سواد وقصر
And Layla became to him a disgusting husband, ... covered by blackness and shortness.
والكعل: الرجيع من كل شيء حين يضعه
And al-ka'l: the excrement of everything when it is passed.
والكعل: ما يتعلق بخصى الكباش من الوذح
And al-ka'l: what adheres to the testicles of rams from the waxy substance.