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الحسل

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of hunting, catching, and the young of certain animals, particularly lizards and cattle. It also extends to terms for inferior or worthless things, and specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

حَسَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to huntboth

    To hunt or catch something, especially small prey.

  2. 2.
    to despiseclassical

    To consider something worthless or despicable; to reject it.

حَسَلnoun
  1. 1.
    intense runningclassical

    Refers to running or moving with great speed and intensity.

  2. 2.
    green nabk fruitclassical

    The unripe, green fruit of the nabk tree (Christ's thorn jujube).

  3. 3.
    baby Uromastyxclassical

    The young of the Uromastyx lizard, specifically when it hatches from its egg.

حِسْلnoun
  1. 1.
    baby Uromastyxclassical

    The young of the Uromastyx lizard, specifically when it hatches from its egg.

اِحْتَسَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to hunt themclassical

    To hunt and catch them, referring to the young Uromastyx lizards.

أَحْسَالnoun
  1. 1.
    baby Uromastyx (pl.)classical

    Plural form for the young of the Uromastyx lizard.

حُسُولnoun
  1. 1.
    baby Uromastyx (pl.)classical

    Plural form for the young of the Uromastyx lizard.

حَسَلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    baby Uromastyx (pl.)classical

    Plural form for the young of the Uromastyx lizard.

حَسَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    baby Uromastyx (pl.)classical

    Plural form for the young of the Uromastyx lizard.

  2. 2.
    hillockclassical

    A small hill or mound, specifically in the lands of the Dabba tribe.

أبو حَسَلname
  1. 1.
    Uromastyxclassical

    A kunya (patronymic name) used to refer to the Uromastyx lizard.

أبو حُسَيْلname
  1. 1.
    Uromastyxclassical

    A kunya (patronymic name) used to refer to the Uromastyx lizard.

الحُسَيْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    date palm coreclassical

    The core of a date palm fruit that has not yet ripened, which dries and can be eaten with milk or water.

  2. 2.
    worthless peopleclassical

    The dregs or lowest class of people.

  3. 3.
    calfclassical

    The young of a cow; a calf.

  4. 4.
    small hillockclassical

    A small hill or mound.

الحُسَيْلnoun
  1. 1.
    calves (pl.)classical

    Plural form for the young of a cow; calves.

  2. 2.
    domestic cattleclassical

    Refers to domestic cattle, often used without a singular form.

  3. 3.
    inferior thingsclassical

    The worst or most inferior part of something.

المَحْسُولadjective
  1. 1.
    despicableclassical

    Considered base, worthless, or contemptible.

  2. 2.
    rejectedclassical

    Despised or cast aside.

حَسَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    he despised itclassical

    He considered it base or worthless; he rejected it.

الحَسَلَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    hillocksclassical

    Plural of hillock, specifically referring to mounds in the lands of the Dabba tribe.

الفِضَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    silverclassical

    The precious metal silver.

  2. 2.
    silver filingsclassical

    Scrapings or filings from silver.

قِشْرُ الشَّعِيرِnoun
  1. 1.
    barley husksclassical

    The broken outer covering or husks of barley grains.

Parallel reading

والنبق الأخضر
and the green nabk fruit
ولد الضب حين يخرج من بيضته
the young of the Uromastyx when it emerges from its egg
واحتسل: اصطادها
and he hunted them: he caught them
ج: أحسال وحسول وحسلان، بالكسر، وحسلة
Plural: ahsal, husool, hasalan (with kasra), and hasalah
وأبو حسل وأبو حسيل: الضب
And Abu Hasal and Abu Husayl: the Uromastyx
ولا آتيك سن الحسل، أي: أبدا، لأن سنها لا تسقط
And 'I will not come to you until the age of the Uromastyx', meaning: never, because its teeth do not fall out
والحسيلة: حشف النخل الذي لم يحل بسره، فييبس ويودن باللبن أو بالماء، ويمرس له تمر حتى يحليه، فيؤكل لقيما
And the Hasīlah: the core of the date palm which has not ripened, so it dries and is preserved with milk or water, and dates are mashed with it until it sweetens, then it is eaten as a morsel
وخشارة القوم
and the dregs of the people
وولد البقرة
and the young of the cow
والحسيل: جمعه، والبقر الأهلي، لا واحد له، ورذال الشيء، ج: ككتب
And al-Hasīl: its plural, and domestic cattle, which has no singular, and the worst of things, plural like kutub
وكثمامة: الفضة، أو سحالتها، وما يكسر من قشر الشعير وغيره
And like Kathamah: silver, or its filings, and what breaks off from the husks of barley and other grains
والمحسول: الخسيس والمرذول
And al-Mahsul: the base and the rejected
حسله: رذله، ومنه: أبقى بقية رذالا
He hasalah: he rejected it, and from this: he kept a remnant that was base
والحسلات، محركة: هضبات بديار الضباب
And al-Hasalāt, vocalized: hillocks in the lands of the Dabba
ويقال: حسلة وحسيلة
And it is said: Hasalah and Hasīlah