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الزقل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of thieves and robbers. It also extends to describe narrow pathways and the act of letting down the ends of a turban.

Derived headwords

الزقلnoun
  1. 1.
    thievesclassical

    A collective noun referring to a group of people who engage in theft or robbery.

الزواقيلnoun
  1. 1.
    thievesclassical

    Plural form of 'al-zaqal', denoting multiple thieves or robbers.

السكة الضيقةnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow alleyboth

    Refers to a constricted or narrow passageway, often in a city or town.

زوقلverb
  1. 1.
    to let downclassical

    To allow the ends of a turban to hang down loosely.

زواقيل العمامةnoun
  1. 1.
    turban ends hangingclassical

    Describes the state where the ends of a turban are let down or hang loosely.

تخرج الشعور من تحتهاverb
  1. 1.
    hair showing from underclassical

    Refers to hair becoming visible or emerging from beneath the turban.

Parallel reading

الزقل، بالضم، والزواقيل: اللصوص.
Al-zaqal, with damma, and al-zawāqīl: thieves.
وكسفينة: السكة الضيقة.
And like 'safīnah': the narrow alley.
وزوقل عمامته: سدل طرفيها.
And he 'zawqala' his turban: he let its ends hang down.
وزواقيل العمامة: أن تخرج الشعور من تحتها.
And 'zawāqīl al-'imāmah': that the hair emerges from beneath it.