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رجل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a man or male human. It also extends to terms describing a person's physical stature, character, and actions, sometimes with negative connotations of foolishness or clumsiness.

Derived headwords

رَجُلnoun
  1. 1.
    manboth

    An adult human male.

  2. 2.
    personboth

    A human being, regardless of gender, often used generically.

رِجَالnoun
  1. 1.
    menboth

    The plural of 'man', referring to multiple adult human males.

رَجُلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    manlinessclassical

    The quality of being a man; virility or courage.

رَجُلِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    maleboth

    Relating to or characteristic of a man.

تَرَجَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walkboth

    To move on foot; to proceed by walking.

  2. 2.
    to dismountboth

    To alight from a horse or other mount.

رَجَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a man ofclassical

    To cause someone to become a man, or to act like one.

رَجَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    infantrymanclassical

    A soldier who fights on foot.

رَجَّالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    infantryclassical

    Soldiers who fight on foot.

رَجُلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    Lack of good sense or judgment; stupidity.

عَلَفُوتadjective
  1. 1.
    clumsyclassical

    Awkward in movement or handling things.

  2. 2.
    foolishclassical

    Lacking good sense or judgment; silly.

جَرْدَحْلadjective
  1. 1.
    largeclassical

    Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.

  2. 2.
    stoutclassical

    Somewhat fat or heavily built.

زَنْبُورnoun
  1. 1.
    waspboth

    A flying insect with a slender body and a sting.

عَلْفَتَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Lacking sense or judgment; silly.

  2. 2.
    clumsyclassical

    Awkward in movement or handling things.

Parallel reading

رجل علفوت، كجردحل وزنبور، وعلفتاني: (جسيم) أحمق، يرمي بالكلام على عواهنه.
A clumsy, foolish man, like a large wasp, and a foolish one: (large) stupid, who throws words carelessly.
كجردحل
like a large one
وزنبور
and a wasp
وعلفتاني
and a foolish one
جسيم أحمق
large stupid
يرمي بالكلام على عواهنه
he throws words carelessly