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رجل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a man, a male human being. It extends to terms describing a man's physical attributes, such as his legs or beard, and also encompasses actions and states associated with manhood or physical presence.

Derived headwords

رَجُلnoun
  1. 1.
    manboth

    An adult male human being.

  2. 2.
    personboth

    A human being, regardless of sex, though often implying a male.

رِجَالnoun
  1. 1.
    menboth

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

رَجُلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    manlinessclassical

    The quality of being a man; virility or courage.

رَجُلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Portulaca oleraceaclassical

    A type of edible plant, commonly known as purslane.

تَرَجَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walkboth

    To move on foot; to proceed by walking.

  2. 2.
    to dismountboth

    To alight from a horse, camel, or other mount.

  3. 3.
    to comb hairclassical

    To arrange or comb one's hair.

رَجَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to make strongclassical

    To make a man strong or robust.

  2. 2.
    to equipclassical

    To equip a man with a weapon or other gear.

رَجُلٌ قَنِعَاتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hairy-facedclassical

    Describing a man with abundant facial hair, particularly a thick beard.

Parallel reading

رجل قنعات، بالكسر: كثير شعر الوجه.
A hairy-faced man (with kasra on the 'jim'): having much facial hair.