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مهصل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something thick, stout, or coarse, particularly in reference to an animal. The primary usage seems to be an adjective describing a donkey.

Derived headwords

مُهَصِّلadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, stoutclassical

    Describing something as thick, stout, or coarse. It is used here to describe a donkey.

كَبْهَصَلadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, stoutclassical

    An alternative or related term for 'thick' or 'stout', used in comparison to the primary lemma.

Parallel reading

حمار مهصل: غليظ كبهصل
A thick donkey: stout like kabhasal.
قال ابن سيده
Ibn Sidah said.
وأرى الميم بدلا
And I think the 'mim' is a substitute.