هقل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to young, strong, or large creatures, particularly ostriches. It also extends to concepts of robustness and perhaps even a type of bird.

Derived headwords

الهِقْلnoun

1.
young ostrichclassical
The young, strong male ostrich.
2.
ostrichclassical
Some lexicographers consider 'al-hiql' to refer to the male ostrich (dhaleem) without specifying its age.

هِقْلَةnoun

1.
female ostrichclassical
The female counterpart to 'hiql', referring to a female ostrich.

الهَيْقَلnoun

1.
large ostrichclassical
Similar to 'hiql', referring to a large or strong ostrich.

Parallel reading

الفِتِي من النعام؛ وأنشد ابن بري: وإن ضربت على العلات أجت ... أجيج الهقل من خيط النعام

The young male ostrich; and Ibn Bree recited: And if you struck the flanks, it would produce ... the cry of the young ostrich from the ostrich flock.

وقال بعضهم: الهقل الظليم ولم يعين الفتي، والأنثى هقلة.

And some of them said: 'Al-hiql' is the male ostrich, without specifying 'young', and the female is 'hiqla'.

والهيقل: كالهقل؛

And 'al-hayqal' is like 'al-hiql';

وقال مالك بن خالد: والله ما هقلة حصاد عن لها، ... جون السراة، هزف لحمه زيم

And Malik bin Khalid said: By God, the ostrich of the harvest is not distant from its pasture, ... dark-skinned of the high ground, its flesh is lean and tender.