مرجل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to decorated or patterned textiles, particularly fine Yemeni cloths. It also extends to a vessel for boiling water, with a secondary connection to combing hair, and potentially to the structure of camels' saddles.

Derived headwords

المراجلnoun

1.
Yemeni clothsclassical
A type of fine cloth originating from Yemen, often decorated.

وأبصرت سلمى بين بردي مراجل — And I saw Salma between two cloths of Marajil.

ممرجلadjective

1.
decorated like Marajilclassical
Referring to a garment made in the style of the Marajil cloths, implying decoration or patterns.

وعليها ثياب مراجل — And upon them were garments of Marajil.

مرحلadjective

1.
decoratedclassical
A garment with decorations, possibly referring to patterns resembling men's figures or camel saddles.

فبعث معهما ببرد مراجل — So he sent with them two cloths of Marajil.

الممرجلnoun

1.
patterned clothclassical
A type of patterned or embroidered cloth.

بشية كشية الممرجل — With a pattern like the pattern of Al-Mumarjil.

المرجلnoun

1.
boiling potboth
A vessel in which water is boiled, regardless of the material (iron, brass, stone, or pottery).
2.
combclassical
A comb used for styling hair.

ولصدره أزيز كأزيز المرجل — And his chest had a buzzing sound like the buzzing of a boiling pot.

والمرجل المشط، ميمه زائدة لأنه يرجل به الشعر — And Al-Mirjal is a comb, its 'meem' is extra because hair is combed with it.

يرجلverb

1.
to combclassical
To comb or arrange hair.

Parallel reading

المراجل ضرب من برود اليمن

Al-Marajil is a type of Yemeni cloth.

وأبصرت سلمى بين بردي مراجل

And I saw Salma between two cloths of Marajil.

وينظرن خلسا من خلال المراجل

And they glance furtively through the Marajil cloths.

وثوب ممرجل: على صنعة المراجل من البرود

And a Mumarjil garment: made in the style of the Marajil cloths.

وعليها ثياب مراجل

And upon them were garments of Marajil.

فبعث معهما ببرد مراجل

So he sent with them two cloths of Marajil.

والممرجل: ضرب من ثياب الوشي

And Al-Mumarjil: a type of embroidered cloth.

بشية كشية الممرجل

With a pattern like the pattern of Al-Mumarjil.

ولصدره أزيز كأزيز المرجل

And his chest had a buzzing sound like the buzzing of a boiling pot.

هو، بالكسر: الإناء الذي يغلى فيه الماء

It is, with a kasra: the vessel in which water is boiled.

والمرجل المشط، ميمه زائدة لأنه يرجل به الشعر

And Al-Mirjal is a comb, its 'meem' is extra because hair is combed with it.