الحثل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of poor condition, weakness, and deficiency. It describes bad nourishment, a deteriorated state of affairs, and things that are worthless or meager. It can also refer to physical characteristics like shortness or a large belly, and in a specific instance, a proper name.

Derived headwords

الحَثْلnoun

1.
poor nourishmentclassical
Bad or insufficient nourishment, especially for an infant.
2.
bad conditionclassical
A deteriorated or poor state of affairs or circumstances.

أَحْثَلَتهُ أُمُّهُverb

1.
to nourish poorlyclassical
His mother nourished him poorly or inadequately.

مُحْثَلadjective

1.
poorly nourishedclassical
One who has been poorly nourished by his mother.

الحَثَل (بالكسر)adjective

1.
emaciatedclassical
Thin, gaunt, and weak due to poor condition or nourishment.

أَحْثَلَهُ الدَّهْرُverb

1.
to make his condition badclassical
Time or fate caused his condition to deteriorate or become bad.

الحَثَل (ككُناسة)noun

1.
worthless thingsclassical
Tares, weeds, or similar unwanted things found in food; chaff; anything worthless or of poor quality.
2.
inferiorityclassical
The inferior or low quality of anything.

الحَثِيل (كحَذِيم)adjective

1.
shortclassical
Short in stature.
2.
lazyclassical
Idle or slothful.

الحَثِيل (كحَذِيم)noun

1.
mountain shrubclassical
A type of shrub or tree found in mountainous regions.
2.
poorly nourished personclassical
A person who is poorly nourished or in a bad state.

الحَثِيل (كحَذِيم)verb

1.
to have a large bellyclassical
To have a distended or large abdomen.

الحُثْلَة (بالكسر)noun

1.
small amount of waterclassical
A small quantity of water remaining in a basin or pool.

المُحْثَل بْن الحَوْثَاءname

1.
Al-Muththal bin Al-Huththa'classical
A proper name of a poet mentioned in the text.

Parallel reading

الحثل: سوء الرضاع والحال.

Al-hathal: poor nourishment and condition.

وقد أحثلته أمه، فهو محثل.

And his mother nourished him poorly, so he is poorly nourished.

والحثل، بالكسر: الضاوي.

And al-hathal (with kasra): the emaciated one.

وأحثله الدهر: أساء حاله.

And time/fate made his condition bad: it worsened his state.

وككناسة: الزؤان ونحوه يكون في الطعام، والقشارة، وما لا خير فيه، والرديء من كل شيء، كالحثل.

And like kunasa: tares and the like found in food, chaff, and what has no good in it, and the inferior of everything, like al-hathal.

والحثيل، كحذيم: القصير، وشجر جبلي، والكسلان، والمحثل.

And al-hathil (like hathim): the short one, a mountain shrub, the lazy one, and the poorly nourished one.

وكفرح: عظم بطنه.

And ka-fariha: his belly became large.

والحثلة، بالكسر: الماء القليل في الحوض.

And al-huthla (with kasra): the little water in the basin.

والمحثل بن الحوثاء، كمكرم: شاعر.

And Al-Muththal bin Al-Huththa', like Mukarram: a poet.