حدل

Root entry · 37 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of injustice, crookedness, and physical crookedness or deviation. It extends to descriptions of animals, objects, and even place names, often implying a lack of straightness or fairness.

Derived headwords

حَدَلَverb

1.
to be unjustboth
To act unjustly or oppressively towards someone.
2.
to leanclassical
To lean or incline, specifically referring to one shoulder being higher than the other.

أَحْدَلَverb

1.
to be unjust toboth
To act unjustly or oppressively towards someone.

حَدَلٌnoun

1.
injusticeboth
The state or act of being unjust or unfair.
2.
crookednessclassical
A state of being bent, crooked, or leaning.
3.
girdleclassical
The part of the body where a girdle or belt is worn; the waist.
4.
loincloth fastenerclassical
The knot or fastening of a loincloth or lower garment.

أَحْدَلُadjective

1.
unjustboth
One who is unjust or oppressive.
2.
leaningclassical
Having one shoulder higher than the other; leaning.
3.
bent-neckedclassical
Having a bent or crooked neck.
4.
walking in a cleftclassical
Describing someone walking in a narrow passage or cleft.
5.
having one testicleclassical
Describing an animal with only one testicle.
6.
left-handedclassical
Being left-handed.
7.
dogclassical
A dog.

حَدَلٌnoun

1.
a specific horseclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Abu Dharr (though this might be a misreading for 'Jaljal').

حَدَلَىnoun

1.
plural of ahdalclassical
Plural form for the adjective 'ahdal', referring to those who are unjust or crooked.

حَدَلٌnoun

1.
plural of ahdal (neck)classical
Plural form for the adjective 'ahdal', referring to those with bent necks.

حَدَلَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to be unjust toboth
To act unjustly or oppressively towards someone.

حَدَلَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to lean overclassical
To lean over, with one shoulder higher than the other.

حَدَلَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to deviateclassical
To deviate or act crookedly.

حَدَلٌ وَحُدُولٌnoun

1.
injusticeclassical
The act of deviating or acting unjustly.

حَدَلٌnoun

1.
unfairnessboth
A state of being unfair or unjust.

مُحَدَّلَةٌadjective

1.
bow with a low stringclassical
A bow whose string is low or slack.

حَدَالٌadjective

1.
bow with a low stringclassical
A bow whose string is low or slack.

حَدْلَاءُadjective

1.
bow with a low stringclassical
A bow whose string is low or slack.

حَدَلٌnoun

1.
low string on a bowclassical
The condition of having a low or slack string on a bow.

حُدُولَةٌnoun

1.
low string on a bowclassical
The condition of having a low or slack string on a bow.

تَحَادُلٌnoun

1.
bending over a bowclassical
The act of bending over a bow, as in drawing it.

حَدَلٌnoun

1.
waistbandclassical
The waistband or the place where a garment is tied.
2.
loincloth fastenerclassical
The knot or fastening of a loincloth or lower garment.

حَدَلٌnoun

1.
male apeclassical
The male of the ape species.

بَنُو حَدَالٍname

1.
Banu Hadalclassical
A tribe or lineage named Hadal.

بَنُو حَدَالَةَname

1.
Banu Hadalahclassical
A tribe or lineage named Hadalah.

ع.other

1.
place nameclassical
An abbreviation for a place name, likely a location.

شَجَرٌnoun

1.
treesclassical
A type of tree.

ع.other

1.
place name in Shamclassical
A place name located in the region of Sham (Syria).

أَمْلَسُadjective

1.
smoothclassical
Smooth or sleek.

حَادَلَهُverb

1.
to deceiveclassical
To deceive, trick, or evade someone.

الحَدَلُnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant known as Hadal, possibly a type of spurge.

الحَدَلُnoun

1.
squintingclassical
Looking with a squint or through a narrow opening in the eye.

حَدِيلٌadjective

1.
shortclassical
Short in stature.

الحَيْدَلَانِadjective

1.
shortclassical
Short in stature.

حَوْدَلَةٌnoun

1.
small hillclassical
A small hill or mound.

جُهَيْنَةُname

1.
nameclassical
A proper name.

مَحَلَّةٌnoun

1.
neighborhoodclassical
A quarter or neighborhood in Medina.

حُدَيْلَاءُname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, likely a location.

رَكِيَّةٌ حَدْلَاءُadjective

1.
deviated wellclassical
A well that deviates from its intended course or location.

الحَدَلُnoun

1.
neck painclassical
Pain in the neck.

Parallel reading

حَدَلَ عليّ، كفرح: ظلمني

He was unjust to me, like 'faraha': he oppressed me.

وأشرف أحد عاتقيه على الآخر

And one of his shoulders overlooked the other.

فهو أحدل

So he is ahdal (one with uneven shoulders).

أو هو المائل العنق

Or he is one with a bent neck.

أو الماشي في شق

Or one walking in a cleft.

وذو خصية واحدة من كل الحيوان

And one with a single testicle from all animals.

والأعسر

And the left-handed one.

وكلب

And a dog.

وفرس أبي ذر، أو صوابه: بالجيم

And the horse of Abu Dharr, or its correction: with Jeem (Jaljal).

وحدل عليه يحدل حدلا وحدولا: جار

And he acted unjustly towards him, he acts unjustly, hadlan and hudulan: he was unjust.

وإنه لحدل: غير عدل

And indeed he is hadal: not just.

وقوس محدلة وحدال، كغراب، وحدلاء، بينة الحدل والحدولة: تطامنت إحدى سيتيها

And a bow muhaddalah and hadal, like 'ghurab', and hadla', showing hadal and hudulah: one of its strings was low.

والتحادل: الانحناء على القوس

And al-tahadul: bending over the bow.

والحدل، بالكسر: الحجزة، ومعقد الإزار

And al-hadal, with kasr: the waistband, and the fastener of the lower garment.

وكجوهر: الذكر من القردة

And like 'jawhar': the male of the apes.

وبنو حدال أو حدالة، كغراب وثمامة: حي

And Banu Hadal or Hadalah, like 'ghurab' and 'thumamah': a tribe.

وحادله: راوغه

And he deceived him: he tricked him.

والحدل، بضمتين: الحضض

And al-hadal, with two dammah: spurge (a plant).

وبالتحريك: النظر في شق العين

And with harakah: looking through a slit in the eye.

والحديل، كحذيم: القصير، كالحيدلان

And al-hadil, like 'hudhaym': the short one, like al-haydalan.

والحودلة: الأكمة

And al-hawdalah: the small hill.

وركية حدلاء: مخالفة عن قصدها

And a well hadla': deviating from its intended course.

والحدل، بالكسر: وجع العنق

And al-hadal, with kasr: pain of the neck.