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الرهدل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe weakness, foolishness, and also a type of bird. The primary meanings relate to being slow, weak, or unintelligent, with a secondary meaning for a specific avian species.

Derived headwords

الرَّهْدَلnoun
  1. 1.
    weaklingboth

    A person who is weak, lacking strength or vigor.

  2. 2.
    foolboth

    A person who is foolish, lacking intelligence or good judgment.

الرَّهْدَنnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird, mentioned as a variant reading for 'الرهدل'.

Parallel reading

الرَّهْدَل، كَجَعْفَر: الضَّعِيف، والأَحْمَق.
Al-rahdal, like Ja'far: the weak, and the foolish.
وكَجَعْفَر وقُنْفُذ وزَبَرْج: طَائِر، لُغَات في الرَّهْدَن.
And like Ja'far, Qunfudh, and Zabraj: a bird, variants for Al-rahdan.