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الدرقل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to types of clothing, children's games, and a specific type of camel. It also encompasses verbs describing rapid movement, obedience, and ostentatious walking.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْقَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Garmentsclassical

    A type of clothing similar to Armenian garments.

الدَّرْقَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Gameclassical

    A game played by children.

الدَّرْقَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Camelclassical

    A type of camel, possibly referring to a swift or large one.

دَرْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To pass quickly

    To move or pass by at a rapid pace.

دَرْقَلَ لَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To obey

    To submit to, obey, and be compliant with someone.

دَرْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To danceclassical

    To move rhythmically, often with a playful or ostentatious manner.

دَرْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To strutclassical

    To walk in a proud, ostentatious, or swaggering manner, often spreading the legs.

Parallel reading

الدَّرْقَلُ: ثياب كالإرمينية
Ad-darqal: garments like Armenian ones.
وبهاء: لعبة للصبيان
And bahā': a game for boys.
والبختري.
And al-Bukhtari.
ودرقل: مر سريعا
And darqala: he passed quickly.
وله: أطاع وأذعن
And for him: he obeyed and submitted.
ورقص
And he danced.
وتفحج
And he spread his legs wide.
وتبختر.
And he strutted.