عله

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of distress, agitation, and intense desire. It encompasses psychological states like confusion, anxiety, and stubbornness, as well as physical states like hunger and thirst. It also extends to descriptions of animals and objects associated with these states.

Derived headwords

العِلَّةnoun

1.
malice, weaknessclassical
Malice of the soul and its weakness.
2.
harm, annoyanceclassical
It also refers to harm or annoyance, specifically related to intoxication.
3.
greed, eagernessclassical
Greed or excessive eagerness for something.
4.
bewilderment, confusionclassical
Bewilderment and confusion.
5.
grief, sorrowclassical
Grief or sorrow.
6.
hungerclassical
Hunger.

عَلِهَverb

1.
to be bewildered, confusedclassical
To be bewildered, confused, or hesitant.
2.
to wander anxiouslyclassical
To go back and forth out of fear or anxiety.
3.
to be greedy, eagerclassical
To be intensely desirous or greedy for something.
4.
to be hungryclassical
To be hungry.
5.
to fall into blameclassical
To fall into blame or reproach.

عَلْهَانadjective

1.
bewildered, hesitantclassical
One who is bewildered, hesitant, or confused.
2.
fearful, anxiousclassical
One who is fearful or anxious, agitated.
3.
ignorantclassical
Ignorant or foolish.
4.
very hungryclassical
Extremely hungry.
5.
ostrich (male)classical
A male ostrich.

عَلْهَانَةadjective

1.
very hungry (female)classical
A female who is extremely hungry.

عَلِهَةadjective

1.
flighty, capricious (female)classical
A woman who is flighty, capricious, or easily swayed.

عَلْهَىadjective

1.
flighty, capricious (female)classical
A woman who is flighty, capricious, or easily swayed.
2.
energetic, spirited (mare)classical
A mare that is energetic and spirited, or spirited in the bridle.

العَلْهَاءnoun

1.
protective garmentsclassical
Two garments in which camel wool is stuffed, worn by a brave person under armor for protection against blows.

عَلِهَانname

1.
name of a horseclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Abu Mulayl.
2.
name of a manclassical
The name of a man, said to be from the nobles of Banu Tamim.

عَلَهَverb

1.
to be greedy, eagerclassical
To be intensely desirous or greedy for something.
2.
to fall into blameclassical
To fall into blame or reproach.

عَلَهًاnoun

1.
blame, reproachclassical
Falling into blame or reproach.

العَالِهnoun

1.
ostrich (female)classical
A female ostrich.

عَلَّهَverb

1.
to incite, driveclassical
To incite or drive something, as in a joust or battle.

Parallel reading

العله: خبث النفس وضعفها

Al-'illah: malice of the soul and its weakness.

وهو أيضا أذى الخمار

And it is also the harm of intoxication.

والعله الشره

And al-'illah is greed.

والعله: الدهش والحيرة

And al-'illah is bewilderment and confusion.

والعله: الذي يتردد متحيرا، والمتبلد مثله

And al-'illah is one who hesitates, confused, and similarly, one who is dull-witted.

علهت تبلد في نهاء صعائد

He hesitated, acting dull-witted amidst the barren plains.

والعله أن يذهب ويجيء من الفزع

And al-'illah is to go back and forth out of fear.

رجل علهان علان، فالعلهان الجازع، والعلان الجاهل

A man is 'alhan 'allan; the 'alhan is the fearful one, and the 'allan is the ignorant one.

العلهاء: ثوبان يندف فيهما وبر الإبل، يلبسهما الشجاع تحت الدرع يتوقى بهما الطعن

Al-'alha': two garments stuffed with camel wool, worn by the brave under armor to protect against blows.

والعله: الحزن

And al-'illah is grief.

والعله: أصله الحدة والانهماك

And al-'illah, its origin is intensity and absorption.

وجرد يعله الداعي إليها

And a swift horse that the caller incites towards it.

والعله: الجوع

And al-'illah is hunger.

والعلهان: الجائع، والمرأة علهي مثل غرثان وغرثى أي شديد الجوع

And al-'alhan is the hungry one, and a woman is 'alha, like gharthan and gharthaa, meaning extremely hungry.

ورجل علهان: تنازعه نفسه إلى الشيء

And a man is 'alhan: his soul pulls him towards something.

وفي التهذيب: إلى الشر

And in Al-Tahdhib: towards evil.

والفعل من كل ذلك عله علها فهو عله

And the verb from all of that is 'alaha 'alahan, so he is 'alih.

وامرأة عاله: طياشة

And a woman is 'alah: flighty.

وعله علها: وقع في ملامة

And 'alaha 'alahan: he fell into blame.

والعلهان: الظليم

And al-'alhan is the male ostrich.

والعاله: النعامة

And al-'alah is the female ostrich.

وفرس علهي: نشيطة نزقة

And a mare is 'alha: energetic and skittish.

وقيل: نشيطة في اللجام

And it was said: energetic in the bridle.

والعلهان: اسم فرس أبي مليل

And al-'alhan: the name of Abu Mulayl's horse.

وعلهان: اسم رجل، قيل: هو من أشراف بني تميم

And 'Alhan: the name of a man, it was said: he is from the nobles of Banu Tamim.