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الحشل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes baseness, lowliness, or being inferior in quality. It can refer to something or someone that is base, vile, or of poor stock. The term also extends to encompass dependents or family members, possibly implying a burden or a lower status.

Derived headwords

الحَشَلadjective
  1. 1.
    Base, vileboth

    Referring to something or someone that is base, ignoble, or of low quality.

حَشَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be base, vileclassical

    The verb form indicating the state of being base, ignoble, or of poor quality.

حَشَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To make base, to degradeclassical

    To render something or someone base, vile, or of inferior quality.

العِيالnoun
  1. 1.
    Dependents, familyboth

    Refers to one's family or dependents, often implying those who are a charge or burden.

Parallel reading

الحَشَلُ: الرذلُ من كلِّ شيءٍ.
Al-Hashal: The base/vile one of everything.
وحَشَلَهُ: رَذَلَهُ.
And Hashalahu: He made it base/vile.
وكسفينة: العيالُ
And like Safinah: The dependents/family.