الحكل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of being unclear, unintelligible, or difficult to understand. It also extends to meanings of being short, stingy, or causing trouble, and specific physical attributes like a horse's gait or a person's speech impediment.

Derived headwords

الحِكْلُnoun

1.
Unintelligible soundclassical
That whose sound cannot be heard, like a locust.
2.
Name of Solomonclassical
A name for the Prophet Solomon, peace be upon him.
3.
Horse's gait defectclassical
In horses, a defect of the hindquarters, specifically a looseness in the hocks.
4.
Speech impedimentclassical
A defect in speech, specifically a lisp or impediment.

حَكَلَverb

1.
To be unclearclassical
To be unclear or ambiguous regarding information, similar to 'ashkala'.
2.
To stand a spearclassical
For a spear, to be set upright on one of its legs (or points).
3.
To strike with a stickclassical
To strike with a stick or staff.

أَشْكَلَverb

1.
To be unclearclassical
To be unclear or ambiguous, referring to information or a matter.

أَحْكَلَverb

1.
To be unclearclassical
To be unclear or ambiguous regarding information, similar to 'ashkala'.
2.
To incite evilclassical
To incite or stir up evil against people.

الحَوْكَلُnoun

1.
Short personclassical
A short person.
2.
Stingy personclassical
A stingy or miserly person.
3.
Manner of walkingclassical
A specific manner or style of walking.

احْتَكَلَverb

1.
To be unclearclassical
To be unclear or ambiguous, similar to 'ishtakala'.
2.
To learn a foreign languageclassical
To learn a foreign language after having learned Arabic.

الحَاكِلُnoun

1.
Estimatorclassical
One who estimates or guesses.

التَحَكُّلُnoun

1.
Stubbornness in ignoranceclassical
Persistence in argument or contention stemming from ignorance.

Parallel reading

الحِكْلُ، بالضم: ما لا يسمع صوته، كالذر

Al-hiklu, with damma: that whose sound cannot be heard, like a locust.

واسم لسليمان، عليه الصلاة والسلام

And a name for Solomon, peace be upon him.

وفي الفرس: امساح نساه، ورخاوة في كعبيه

And in a horse: looseness of its hindquarters, and weakness in its hocks.

وبهاء: العجمة في الكلام

And in speech: a lisp or impediment in speech.

وحكل علي الخبر: أشكل، كأحكل

And he was unclear about the news: it was ambiguous, like 'ahkala'.

والرمح: أقامه على إحدى رجليه

And the spear: he set it upright on one of its legs.

وبالعصا: ضرب

And with the stick: he struck.

والحوكل: القصير، والبخيل

And al-hawkil: the short person, and the stingy person.

وبهاء: ضرب من المشي

And a manner of walking.

واحتكل: اشتكل، وتعلم العجمية بعد العربية

And 'ihtakala': it was unclear, and he learned a foreign language after Arabic.

والحاكل: المخمن

And al-hakil: the estimator.

وأحكل عليهم: أثار عليهم شرا

And 'ahkala' against them: he stirred up evil against them.

والتحكل: اللجاج بالجهل

And al-tahakkul: stubbornness in argument due to ignorance.