هضل

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of abundance, largeness, and a multitude of people, particularly in a military context. It also extends to descriptions of physical size and maturity in animals and women, and in one instance, a type of cooking pot.

Derived headwords

الهَضْلnoun

1.
abundanceclassical
Something that is abundant or plentiful.
2.
dewclassical
Heavy dew, particularly in the morning.

بكرا غدية في الندى الهضل — Early in the morning in the abundant dew.

هَضْلاءadjective

1.
large-breastedclassical
A woman with large breasts.
2.
late-menstruatingclassical
A woman whose menstruation is delayed or has stopped.

وامرأة هضلاء: طويلة الثديين — And a woman who is hadlaa: long-breasted.

الهَيْضَلَةnoun

1.
armed groupclassical
A group of people armed for war, whose affairs are unified.
2.
large groupclassical
A large group of people, often mobilized for military campaigns.
3.
mature animalclassical
A mature female camel, cow, or sheep.
4.
large-bodied womanclassical
A woman with a large midsection.
5.
abundant milkerclassical
A female camel or other animal that produces a lot of milk.

والهيضلة من النساء الضخمة النصف — And the haydala of women is one who is large in the middle.

ومن النوق الغزيرة — And of camels, the abundant milker.

الهَيْضَلnoun

1.
armed groupclassical
A unified group of armed individuals engaged in warfare.
2.
infantryclassical
Foot soldiers.
3.
armyclassical
A military force.
4.
group of peopleclassical
A general term for a multitude of people.
5.
large, tall camelclassical
A camel that is large, tall, and imposing.

رب هيضل لجب لففت بهيضل — Perhaps a mighty, numerous host I have encompassed with a host.

جَمَلٌ هَيْضَلnoun

1.
large, imposing camelclassical
A camel that is large, tall, and of great stature.

وجمل هيضل: ضخم طويل عظيم — And a haydal camel: large, tall, and great.

ناقةٌ هَيْضَلَةnoun

1.
large, imposing camelclassical
A female camel that is large, tall, and of great stature.

وناقة هيضلة كذلك — And a haydala camel likewise.

الهَيطلnoun

1.
group mobilized for warclassical
A group of people mobilized for a military campaign, not necessarily very large.
2.
a people/nationclassical
A specific group or nation of people, possibly referring to historical groups like those from Turkestan.
3.
foxclassical
A fox.

والهيطل: الجماعة يغزى بهم ليسوا بالكثير — And al-haytal: the group mobilized for war, not being numerous.

ويقال: الهياطلة جيل من الناس كانت لهم شوكة وكانت لهم بلاد «1» طخيرستان — And it is said: Al-Hayatila are a generation of people who had power and possessed the lands of Tukharistan.

الهياطلهnoun

1.
a specific peopleclassical
A group of people, possibly of Indian origin, known for their strength.

حملتهم فيها مع الهياطله — Carrying them in it along with the Hayatila.

الهيطلةnoun

1.
cooking potclassical
A vessel made of brass or copper used for cooking.

الهيطلة آنية من صفر يطبخ فيها — Al-haytala is a vessel of brass in which one cooks.

تَهَطْلأَverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall or descend.

وتهطلأت وتطهلأت أي وقعت — And tahatla'at and tatatahla'at means 'it fell'.

تَطَهْلأَverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall or descend.

وتهطلأت وتطهلأت أي وقعت — And tahatla'at and tatatahla'at means 'it fell'.

الهَاطِلnoun

1.
dense vegetationclassical
Dense, thick vegetation, especially crops.

والهاطل الزرع الملتف — And al-haatil is the dense, intertwined crop.

Parallel reading

أصلا قبيل الليل، أو غاديتها ... بكرا غدية في الندى الهضل

Early in the evening, or I went out with her... early in the morning in the abundant dew.

وامرأة هضلاء: طويلة الثديين، وهي أيضا التي ارتفع حيضها.

And a woman is hadlaa: long-breasted, and she is also one whose menstruation has ceased.

الهيضلة من النساء الضخمة النصف، ومن النوق الغزيرة.

Al-haydala of women is one who is large in the middle, and of camels, the abundant milker.

والهيضل والهيضلة: جماعة متسلحة أمرهم في الحرب واحد؛

And al-haydal and al-haydala: an armed group whose command in war is unified;

أزهير، إن يشب القذال فإنني ... رب هيضل لجب لففت بهيضل

O Zuhayr, if the nape of the neck grows strong, then I am... perhaps a mighty, numerous host I have encompassed with a host.

الهيضل جماعة فإذا جعل اسما قيل هيضلة، وقيل: الهيضلة الجماعة يغزى بهم ليسوا بالكثير.

Al-haydal is a group, and when it is made a proper noun, it is called haydala, and it is said: Al-haydala is a group mobilized for war, not being numerous.

والهيضل: الرجالة، وقيل: الجيش.

And al-haydal: the infantry, and it is said: the army.

وجمل هيضل: ضخم طويل عظيم، وناقة هيضلة كذلك.

And a haydal camel: large, tall, and great, and a haydala camel likewise.

والهيضلة من الإبل: الغزيرة، وهي من النساء الضخمة النصف، وقيل: الهيضلة من النساء والإبل والشاء هي المسنة، ولا يقال بعير هيضل.

And al-haydala of camels: the abundant milker, and of women, she is large in the middle, and it is said: al-haydala of women, camels, and sheep is the aged one, and one does not say a haydal male camel.

والهيطل: الجماعة يغزى بهم ليسوا بالكثير.

And al-haytal: the group mobilized for war, not being numerous.

ويقال: الهياطلة جيل من الناس كانت لهم شوكة وكانت لهم بلاد «1» طخيرستان، وأتراك خزلخ وخنجينة من بقاياهم.

And it is said: Al-Hayatila are a generation of people who had power and possessed the lands of Tukharistan, and the Turks of Khazalakh and Khunjina are remnants of them.

أن الهياطلة لما نزلت به بعل بهم ؛ قال: هم قوم من الهند، والياء زائدة كأنه جمع هيطل، والهاء لتأكيد الجمع.

That when the Hayatila descended upon him in Ba'al, he said: they are a people from India, and the 'ya' is extra as if it were a plural of haytal, and the 'ha' is for emphasis of the plural.

والهيطل يقال: هو الثعلب.

And al-haytal is said to be: the fox.

قال الليث الهيطلة آنية من صفر يطبخ فيها؛ قال الأزهري: هو معرب ليس بعربي صحيح، أصله پاتيله.

Al-Layth said al-haytala is a vessel of brass in which one cooks; Al-Azharī said: it is a loanword, not purely Arabic, its origin is 'patila'.

وتهطلأت وتطهلأت أي وقعت «2».

And tahatla'at and tatatahla'at means 'it fell'.

الهالط المسترخي البطن، والهاطل الزرع الملتف.

Al-Haalit is one with a relaxed belly, and al-haatil is the dense, intertwined crop.