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الحندل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe shortness or being small in stature. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote a short person.

Derived headwords

الحِنْدِلadjective
  1. 1.
    shortboth

    Describing a person who is short in stature.

جعفرname
  1. 1.
    Ja'farclassical

    A proper name, used here as a pattern for the adjective 'الحندل'.

Parallel reading

الحندل، كجعفر: القصير.
Al-Hindil, like Ja'far: the short one.