الخطل

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root الخطل (al-khaṭal) primarily relates to concepts of looseness, disorder, excess, and awkwardness. It extends to speech, physical movement, appearance, and character, often implying a lack of precision, control, or propriety.

Derived headwords

خَطَلَverb

1.
to be loose/disorderedboth
To be characterized by looseness, disorder, or excess, particularly in speech or movement.
2.
to be long/unsteadyclassical
To be long, unsteady, or prone to stumbling, referring to a person, horse, or spear.
3.
to be immodest/suspiciousclassical
To exhibit immodesty or suspicious behavior, especially in women.

خَطَلٌnoun

1.
looseness and speedclassical
A state of looseness and excessive speed, often implying a lack of control.
2.
corrupt and excessive speechclassical
Speech that is corrupt, excessive, and lacking in sense or propriety.
3.
length and unsteadinessclassical
Lengthiness and unsteadiness, applicable to a person, horse, or spear.
4.
immodesty and suspicionclassical
Immodesty, indecency, or suspiciousness, particularly attributed to women.

أَخْطَلُadjective

1.
loose, disordered, unsteadyboth
Describing someone or something characterized by looseness, disorder, or unsteadiness.
2.
long-limbedclassical
Having long limbs, often implying awkwardness or unsteadiness.
3.
immodest, suspiciousclassical
Exhibiting immodesty or suspiciousness.

خَطَّالٌadjective

1.
immodest, indecentclassical
Describing a woman characterized by immodesty or indecency.
2.
suspicious, questionableclassical
Describing a woman who is questionable or of dubious character.

تَخَطَّلَverb

1.
to swagger, strutboth
To walk with a swaggering, strutting, or ostentatious gait.

خُطَّلٌadjective

1.
foolish, hastyclassical
Describing someone foolish and quick to strike or act hastily.
2.
unaimed (arrow)classical
Describing an arrow that does not aim for the target.
3.
coarse, roughclassical
Describing clothes or a body that is coarse and rough.

خُطَلٌnoun

1.
hunter's ropeclassical
A rope used by a hunter.
2.
tent's edgeclassical
The edge or flap of a tent (فسطاط).
3.
dragging garmentclassical
A garment that trails or drags on the ground due to its length.

رجل خَطْلُ اليدينphrase

1.
man with coarse handsclassical
A man whose hands are coarse and rough.

خَطْلٌ بالمعروفphrase

1.
hasty in givingclassical
Being quick and perhaps overly eager when giving or bestowing something.

الأَخْطَلُ التَّغْلِبِيّname

1.
Al-Akhtal Al-Taghlibiclassical
The famous poet Ghiyath ibn Gauth, known by the epithet Al-Akhtal.

الأَخْطَلُ الضَّبَعِيّname

1.
Al-Akhtal Al-Dhubai'iclassical
A poet named Al-Akhtal Al-Dhubai'i.

الأَخْطَلُ بنُ حَمَّادِ بنِ النَّمِرِ بنِ تَوْلَبname

1.
Al-Akhtal ibn Hammadclassical
A poet named Al-Akhtal ibn Hammad ibn Al-Nimr ibn Tawlab.

الأَخْطَلُ بنُ غَالِبname

1.
Al-Akhtal ibn Ghalibclassical
A poet named Al-Akhtal ibn Ghalib.

هِلَالٌ أو عَبْدُ اللهِ بنُ خَطْلٍname

1.
Hilal or Abdullah ibn Khaltalclassical
A person named Hilal or Abdullah ibn Khaltal, who clung to the Kaaba's curtains on the day of the Conquest of Mecca and was ordered to be killed by the Prophet.

الخَيْطَلُnoun

1.
dogclassical
A dog.
2.
catclassical
A cat.

كالخِنْطَلphrase

1.
like the Khintalclassical
Similar to the Khintal, implying a comparison to something large or formidable.

خِنْطَلٌnoun

1.
calamity, disasterclassical
A great calamity or disaster.
2.
perfumer, spice merchantclassical
A perfumer or a merchant of spices.
3.
swarm of locustsclassical
A large swarm or multitude of locusts.

الخَطْلَاءُadjective

1.
broad-eared (sheep)classical
Describing a sheep that has broad ears.
2.
drooping (ears)classical
Describing ears that are drooping or flaccid.
3.
coarse, long-breasted (woman)classical
Describing a coarse woman or one with long, pendulous breasts.

Parallel reading

خفة وسرعة

Lightness and speed.

الكلام الفاسد الكثير

Corrupt and excessive speech.

الطول، والاضطراب في الإنسان والفرس والرمح

Length and unsteadiness in a person, horse, and spear.

ومن المرأة: فحشها وريبتها

And from a woman: her immodesty and suspiciousness.

وهي خطالة: فحاشة، أو ذات ريبة

And she is khaṭṭālah: indecent, or of dubious character.

التلوي، والتبختر، وقد تخطل في مشيته

Swaggering, strutting, and he may swagger in his gait.

وككتف: الأحمق السريع الطعن العجله

And like kutuf: the foolish, hasty one who strikes quickly.

ومن السهام: ما لا يقصد قصد الهدف

And from arrows: those that do not aim for the target.

ومن الثياب والبدن: ما خشن وغلظ

And from clothes and bodies: that which is coarse and rough.

ورجل خطل اليدين: خشنهما

And a man with khaṭl al-yadayn: coarse hands.

وبالمعروف: عجل عند العطاء

And in giving: hasty when bestowing.

والأخطل التغلبي: غياث بن غوث

And Al-Akhtal Al-Taghlibi: Ghiyath ibn Gauth.

وهلال أو عبد الله بن خطل، محركة: تعلق بأستار الكعبة يوم الفتح، فأمر النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، بقتله

And Hilal or Abdullah ibn Khaltal, with vowel movement: he clung to the curtains of the Kaaba on the day of the Conquest, so the Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered him killed.

والخيطل، كصيقل: الكلب، والسنور

And Al-Khayṭal, like ṣayqal: the dog, and the cat.

وكجندل: الداهية، والعطار، وجماعة الجراد

And like jandal: the calamity, the perfumer, and a swarm of locusts.

والخطلاء: الشاة العريضة الأذنين

And Al-Khaṭlā': the sheep with broad ears.

ومن الآذان: المسترخية

And from ears: drooping.

والمرأة الجافية الطويلة الثديين

And the coarse woman with long breasts.