هجل

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes low-lying, expansive, or indistinct terrain, often characterized by its flatness or lack of clear features. It extends to concepts of being slow, heavy, or careless, and also includes terms for specific types of terrain, animals, and actions.

Derived headwords

الهجلnoun

1.
Low-lying landboth
A low-lying, settled area of land, often a depression between mountains or a flat expanse.
2.
Open plainclassical
An expansive, open plain, especially one that is wide and deep.

أهجالnoun

1.
Low-lying landsboth
Plural of 'hijl', referring to low-lying, settled areas of land.

هجالnoun

1.
Low-lying landsboth
Plural of 'hijl', referring to low-lying, settled areas of land.

هجولnoun

1.
Low-lying landsboth
Plural of 'hijl', referring to low-lying, settled areas of land.
2.
Prostituteclassical
A promiscuous or immoral woman.
3.
Wide womanclassical
A woman described as wide, or a lewd woman.

هجلةnoun

1.
Low-lying landclassical
A low-lying area of land, possibly a variant or plural of 'hijl'.

الهجيلnoun

1.
Low-lying landclassical
An area of land that is low-lying and expansive.
2.
Poorly made cisternclassical
A water cistern that was not constructed properly or securely.

هاجلadjective

1.
Low-lyingclassical
Describing land that is low-lying and expansive.

الهبرnoun

1.
Low-lying areaclassical
A low-lying area of land, often mentioned alongside 'hijl', with surrounding higher ground.

هبورnoun

1.
Low-lying areasclassical
Plural of 'habr', referring to low-lying areas of land.

أهجلverb

1.
To be slowclassical
To be slow, sluggish, or heavy, often referring to people.

مهجلونadjective

1.
Slowedclassical
Describing people who are slow, sluggish, or heavy.

الهوجلnoun

1.
Vast desertclassical
A large, trackless desert or open plain where one can easily get lost.
2.
Featureless landclassical
Land that lacks landmarks or distinguishing features.
3.
Fast-moving camelclassical
A swift and fast-moving female camel.
4.
Careless personclassical
A foolish, heedless, or slow-witted person.
5.
Ship's prowclassical
The prow or front part of a ship.
6.
Remnants of sleepclassical
The lingering effects or remnants of sleepiness.

هوجلadjective

1.
Vast and tracklessclassical
Describing a desert or land that is vast, featureless, and difficult to navigate.
2.
Swiftclassical
Describing a fast-moving female camel.
3.
Carelessclassical
Describing a person who is foolish, slow, or heedless.

هجلت بالرجلverb

1.
To insultclassical
To speak harshly to someone, to insult or revile them.

تهجيلاnoun

1.
Insultingclassical
The act of speaking harshly to someone, insulting or reviling them.

مهملadjective

1.
Neglectedclassical
Describing something that is neglected, abandoned, or left untended.

مال مهجلnoun

1.
Neglected wealthclassical
Wealth or property that is neglected, wasted, or squandered.

مسجلadjective

1.
Neglectedclassical
Describing something that is neglected, abandoned, or left untended.

هجلت المرأة بعينهاverb

1.
To winkclassical
For a woman to move her eyes rapidly, wink, or make suggestive glances.

هجلverb

1.
To throwclassical
To throw something, such as a reed or stick.

هجنجلname

1.
Abu al-Hajanjalclassical
A kunya (patronymic or nickname) used for a person.

الهاجلnoun

1.
Sleeperclassical
Someone who is sleeping.
2.
Frequent travelerclassical
Someone who travels extensively.

Parallel reading

الهجل: المطمئن من الأرض نحو الغائط.

Al-hijl: The low-lying part of the land towards the dung-heap/low ground.

الهجل الغائط يكون منفرجا بين الجبال مطمئنا موطئه صلب

Al-hijl is the low ground that is an open space between mountains, its footing settled and firm.

بالهجل منها كأصوات الزنابير

In the low ground of it, like the buzzing of hornets.

لها هجلات سهلة، ونجادها ... دكادك لا تؤبي بهن المراتع

It has easy low grounds, and its highlands are ... mounds where pastures do not return.

إنما هو جمع هجلة

It is only a plural of 'hajlah'.

وإنما هجل وهجلات عندي من باب سرادق وسرادقات وحمام وحمامات، وغير ذلك من المذكر المجموع بالتاء.

And 'hijl' and 'hijlat' are, in my opinion, from the pattern of 'suradaq' and 'suradaqat', 'hammam' and 'hammamāt', and other masculine nouns جمعed with 'ta'.

والهجيل من الأرض: كالهجل

And 'al-hujayl' of the land is like 'al-hijl'.

والهجل ما اتسع من الأرض وغمض

And 'al-hijl' is what is wide and low of the land.

والخيل تردين بهجل هاجل ... فوارطا، قدام زحف رافل

And the horses are wading in a low-lying, expansive plain ... their forelegs extended, before a slow-moving army.

والهجل والهبر: مطمئن ينبت وما حوله أشد ارتفاعا

And 'al-hijl' and 'al-habr': a low-lying place that grows vegetation, and what is around it is more elevated.

وأهجل القوم فهم مهجلون.

And the people became slow, and they are the slowed ones.

والهجيل: الحوض الذي لم يحكم عمله.

And 'al-hujayl': the cistern whose construction was not properly done.

والهجول: البغي من النساء.

And 'al-hujūl': the promiscuous woman.

عيون زهاها الكحل، أما ضميرها ... فعف، وأما طرفها فهجول

Eyes adorned with kohl; as for their inner selves, they are chaste, but as for their glances, they are lewd.

والهوجل: المفازة الذاهبة في سيرها.

And 'al-hawjal': the vast desert that extends far in its course.

والهوجل: المفازة البعيدة التي ليست بها أعلام.

And 'al-hawjal': the distant desert that has no landmarks.

والهوجل الطريق الذي لا علم به

And 'al-hawjal' is the road that has no sign.

إليك، أمير المؤمنين، رمت بنا ... هموم المنى، والهوجل المتعسف

To you, Commander of the Faithful, desires have cast us ... and the difficult, trackless path.

وهجل من قسا ذفر الخزامى، ... تهادى الجربياء به الحنينا

And a low-lying place of qassā' with fragrant khuzāmā, ... the jarrabā' carried the yearning through it.

والهوجل الأرض التي لا نبت فيها

And 'al-hawjal' is the land that has no vegetation.

وجرداء خرقاء المسارح هوجل، ... بها لاستداء الشعشعانات مسبح

And a barren, wide-ranging, trackless land, ... in which is a place for the 'sha'sha'ānāt' to swim.

وأرض هوجل تأخذ مرة كذا ومرة كذا.

And a 'hawjal' land that goes one way and then another.

وبعد إشارتهم بالسياط ... هوجاء ليلتها هوجل

And after their urging with whips ... a swift she-camel in her night's journey.

والهوجل: الدليل الحاذق.

And 'al-hawjal': the skilled guide.

والهوجل: البطيء المتواني الثقيل الوخم، وقيل: هو الأحمق.

And 'al-hawjal': the slow, hesitant, heavy, and sluggish one; and it is said: he is the foolish one.

في صلب لدن ومشي هوجل

In a strong, flexible spine and a slow gait.

هجلت بالرجل تهجيلا وسمعت به تسميعا إذا أسمعته القبيح وشتمته.

You have reviled a man with harsh words, and made him hear it, if you made him hear the ugly and insulted him.

لا تهجلن في أعراض الناس أي لا تقعن فيهم.

Do not attack the honor of people, meaning do not fall into speaking ill of them.

والمهجل: المهمل.

And 'al-muhjal': the neglected.

ومال مهجل ومسجل إذا كان مضيعا مخلى.

And neglected and squandered wealth if it is wasted and abandoned.

وهجلت المرأة بعينها ورمشت وغيقت ورأرأت إذا أدارتها بغمز الرجل.

And the woman moved her eye, blinked, rolled it, and darted it when she signaled to the man with a glance.

والهوجل: أنجر السفينة.

And 'al-hawjal': the prow of the ship.

والهوجل: بقايا النعاس.

And 'al-hawjal': the remnants of sleep.

هوجل الرجل إذا نام نومة خفيفة

The man slept a light sleep.

إلا بقايا هوجل النعاس

Except for the remnants of the light sleep.

والهاجل: النائم.

And 'al-hāgil': the sleeper.

والهاجل: الكثير السفر.

And 'al-hāgil': the frequent traveler.

فهجل بها أي رمى بها

So he threw it, meaning he hurled it.

ظلت وظل يومها حوب حل، ... وظل يوم لأبي الهجنجل

She remained, and her day was filled with trouble, ... and a day for Abu al-Hajanjal.