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هكل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of largeness, height, and robustness, often applied to physical entities like animals, plants, and structures. It can also refer to specific types of buildings, particularly Christian churches or idol houses.

Derived headwords

تهاكلverb
  1. 1.
    to disputeclassical

    The people disputed or argued amongst themselves regarding a matter.

الهيكلnoun
  1. 1.
    large structureboth

    A large, imposing building or structure.

  2. 2.
    tall, robust horseboth

    A horse that is tall, strong, and well-built, often described as having a thick, supple build.

  3. 3.
    large animalboth

    A large or massive creature from any kind of animal.

  4. 4.
    tall, large plantboth

    A plant that has grown tall and large, or a tree that has reached a significant size.

  5. 5.
    Christian churchboth

    A house or building belonging to Christians, often containing an idol or image, specifically of Mary, according to their beliefs.

  6. 6.
    idol houseboth

    A house or temple dedicated to idols.

والهيكل: الضخم من كل شيء — And the 'haykal': the massive one of everything.
والهيكل من الخيل: الكثيف العبل اللين — And the 'haykal' of horses: the dense, robust, and supple one.
والهيكل: الفرس الطويل الضخم — And the 'haykal': the tall, massive horse.
والهيكل: البناء المشرف — And the 'haykal': the prominent building.
والهيكل: بيت للنصارى فيه صنم على خلقة مريم فيما يزعمون — And the 'haykal': a house for Christians containing an idol in the form of Mary, as they claim.
والهيكل: بيت للنصارى فيه صورة مريم وعيسى، عليهما السلام — And the 'haykal': a house for Christians containing an image of Mary and Jesus, peace be upon them.
هيكلةnoun
  1. 1.
    large womanclassical

    A woman who is large or imposing in stature.

  2. 2.
    tall, large plantclassical

    A single plant that has grown tall and large.

والهيكلة من النساء: العظيمة؛ عن اللحياني — And the 'haykala' of women: the great one; according to Al-Lihyani.
واحدته هيكلة — Its singular is 'haykala'.
هيكل الزرعnoun
  1. 1.
    crop growthclassical

    The growth and elongation of crops.

وهيكل الزرع: نما وطال — And the 'haykal' of crops: it grew and became tall.

Parallel reading

تهاكل القوم: تنازعوا في الأمر.
The people disputed: they argued about the matter.
والهيكل: الضخم من كل شيء.
And the 'haykal': the massive one of everything.
والهيكلة من النساء: العظيمة؛ عن اللحياني.
And the 'haykala' of women: the great one; according to Al-Lihyani.
والهيكل من الخيل: الكثيف العبل اللين؛ قال امرؤ القيس: بمنجرد قيد الأوابد هيكل «4» .
And the 'haykal' of horses: the dense, robust, and supple one; Imru' al-Qais said: 'With a swift, untamed, robust horse.'
والنبت لا يوصف بالضخم لكنه أراد الكثرة فأقام الضخم مقامها.
And plants are not described as massive, but he meant abundance, so he used 'massive' in its place.
الليث: الهيكل الفرس الطويل علوا وعدوا.
Al-Layth said: The 'haykal' is the horse that is tall in height and swift in running.
ابن شميل: الهيكل الضخم من كل الحيوان.
Ibn Shumayl said: The 'haykal' is the massive one of all animals.
الأزهري: الهيكل البناء المرتفع يشبه به الفرس الطويل.
Al-Azhari said: The 'haykal' is the elevated building, by which a tall horse is likened.
والهيكل: الفرس الطويل الضخم؛ قال ابن بري: كانت الدهناء بنت مسحل زوجة العجاج رفعته إلى الوالي وكانت رمته بالتعنين فقال: أظنت الدهنا، وظن مسحل ... أن الأمير بالقضاء يعجل عن كسلاتي، والحصان يكسل ... عن السفاد، وهو طرف هيكل؟
And the 'haykal': the tall, massive horse; Ibn Burri said: Dahnā' bint Masḥal, the wife of Al-'Ajjāj, brought him to the governor and accused him of impotence, so he said: 'Did Dahnā' and Masḥal think... that the prince would hasten judgment over my sluggishness, and that a stallion would be sluggish... for mating, and he is a robust specimen?'
أبو حنيفة: الهيكل النبت الذي طال وعظم وبلغ وكذلك الشجر، واحدته هيكلة.
Abu Hanifa said: The 'haykal' is the plant that has grown tall, large, and reached maturity, and likewise trees; its singular is 'haykala'.
وهيكل الزرع: نما وطال.
And the 'haykal' of crops: it grew and became tall.
والهيكل: بيت للنصارى فيه صنم على خلقة مريم فيما يزعمون؛ وأنشد: مشي النصارى حول بيت الهيكل
And the 'haykal': a house for Christians containing an idol in the form of Mary, as they claim; and he recited: 'The walking of Christians around the house of the 'haykal''
وفي المحكم: الهيكل بيت للنصارى فيه صورة مريم وعيسى، عليهما السلام، قال الأعشى: وما أيبلي على هيكل ... بناه، وصلب فيه وصارا
And in Al-Muḥkam: The 'haykal' is a house for Christians containing an image of Mary and Jesus, peace be upon them. Al-A'sha said: 'And I would not care about a 'haykal'... that he built, and crucified in it, and they became.'
وربما سمي به ديرهم.
And sometimes their monastery is named by it.
والهيكل: البناء المشرف.
And the 'haykal': the prominent building.
والهيكل: بيت الأصنام.
And the 'haykal': the house of idols.