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الشلل

Root entry · 37 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of paralysis, weakness, and loss of function, particularly in limbs. It extends to meanings of dryness, flowing or dripping, and also describes certain objects, places, and characteristics of animals and people.

Derived headwords

الشللnoun
  1. 1.
    paralysisboth

    A condition where a limb or part of the body becomes paralyzed or loses its function.

  2. 2.
    drynessclassical

    A condition affecting fabric, causing it to become dark or stained and resistant to washing.

  3. 3.
    expulsionclassical

    The act of driving out or expelling something.

شلهverb
  1. 1.
    to paralyzeboth

    To cause paralysis or loss of function in a limb.

  2. 2.
    to stainclassical

    To cause a garment to become stained or discolored.

  3. 3.
    to expelclassical

    To drive out or remove something.

فانشلverb
  1. 1.
    to become paralyzedboth

    To become paralyzed or lose function in a limb.

  2. 2.
    to become stainedclassical

    To become stained or discolored.

شلتverb
  1. 1.
    to be paralyzedboth

    To be paralyzed or to have lost function in a hand.

تشلverb
  1. 1.
    to be paralyzedboth

    To be paralyzed, especially referring to a hand.

شلاnoun
  1. 1.
    paralysisboth

    The state of being paralyzed, particularly of the hand.

شللاnoun
  1. 1.
    paralysisboth

    The state of being paralyzed, particularly of the hand.

أشلتverb
  1. 1.
    to be paralyzed (passive)classical

    To be paralyzed, used in the passive voice.

شلتverb
  1. 1.
    to be paralyzed (passive)classical

    To be paralyzed, used in the passive voice.

أشلadjective
  1. 1.
    paralyzedboth

    Describing a person whose hand is paralyzed.

أشلت يدهverb
  1. 1.
    his hand became paralyzedboth

    His hand became paralyzed or lost its function.

شللاnoun
  1. 1.
    paralysisclassical

    A curse or wish for paralysis, often used in negative expressions.

شلالnoun
  1. 1.
    paralysisclassical

    A curse or wish for paralysis, often used in negative expressions.

شلاءadjective
  1. 1.
    blindboth

    Describing an eye that has lost its sight.

الشليلnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of clothclassical

    A piece of wool or hair used as a pad placed on a camel's hindquarters behind the saddle.

  2. 2.
    undergarmentclassical

    A tunic worn under armor, or a smaller shield worn under a larger one.

شلةnoun
  1. 1.
    water channelclassical

    A channel or stream in a valley, or the middle part of it.

  2. 2.
    marrowclassical

    The spinal cord.

  3. 3.
    strips of meatclassical

    Long strips of meat extending along the back.

  4. 4.
    intentionclassical

    An intention, or an intention for a journey, or a distant goal.

مشلadjective
  1. 1.
    fastclassical

    Describing a donkey that is quick to pursue.

مُشِلّadjective
  1. 1.
    quickclassical

    Describing a person who is quick in need, pleasant in company, and good-natured.

شَلولadjective
  1. 1.
    quickclassical

    Describing a person who is quick in need, pleasant in company, and good-natured.

  2. 2.
    female camel/sheepclassical

    Refers to female camels and sheep that are approaching the stage of having developed incisors.

شلشلverb
  1. 1.
    to dripboth

    To drip or flow intermittently, referring to water or blood.

  2. 2.
    to shed bloodboth

    To shed blood, or to cause blood to flow.

  3. 3.
    to urinateclassical

    To urinate intermittently or spread it out.

متشلشلadjective
  1. 1.
    thinclassical

    Describing someone with little flesh, or someone who is quick in their endeavors.

  2. 2.
    drippingboth

    Describing intermittent dripping, like water or blood.

الشلشلةnoun
  1. 1.
    drippingboth

    The act of dripping or intermittent flow of liquid.

  2. 2.
    tarclassical

    Tar or pitch from water.

ماء شلشلnoun
  1. 1.
    dripping waterboth

    Water that drips or flows intermittently.

متشلشلadjective
  1. 1.
    drippingboth

    Describing intermittent dripping, like water or blood.

شلشل السيف الدمverb
  1. 1.
    the sword shed bloodboth

    The sword shed blood profusely.

تشلشل بهverb
  1. 1.
    it flowed with itboth

    Blood flowed profusely with the sword.

شلشل بولهverb
  1. 1.
    he spread his urineclassical

    He urinated intermittently or spread it out.

به شلشلةnoun
  1. 1.
    intermittent flowclassical

    Having an intermittent flow, referring to urine.

شلشالاnoun
  1. 1.
    intermittent flowclassical

    An intermittent flow, referring to urine.

الشلشالnoun
  1. 1.
    intermittent flowclassical

    The act or state of intermittent flow, especially of urine.

شلت العين دمعهاverb
  1. 1.
    the eye shed its tearsboth

    The eye shed its tears.

الشلةnoun
  1. 1.
    intentionclassical

    An intention, or an intention for a journey, or a distant goal.

الحمار النهارnoun
  1. 1.
    donkey's daytime activityclassical

    A donkey's activity during the day in caring for its mate.

جبل يهبط منه إلى قديدnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain descending to Qudaydclassical

    A mountain from which one descends to the place called Qudayd.

انشل السيلverb
  1. 1.
    the flood began to flowboth

    The flood began to surge before intensifying.

انحدر المطرverb
  1. 1.
    the rain descendedboth

    The rain began to descend.

الشلولnoun
  1. 1.
    female camel/sheepclassical

    Refers to female camels and sheep that are approaching the stage of having developed incisors.

  2. 2.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the Banu al-Ajlan tribe.

Parallel reading

أن يصيب الثوب سواد ولا يذهب بغسله
That a garment becomes stained black and does not go away with washing.
واليبس في اليد، أو ذهابها
And dryness in the hand, or its loss of function.
شلت تشل، بالفتح، شلا وشللا
The hand becomes paralyzed, it is paralyzed, with a fatha, 'shalan' and 'shallalan'.
ورجل أشل، وقد أشل يده
And a man with a paralyzed hand, and he has paralyzed his hand.
ولا شللا ولا شلال، كقطام، أي: لا تشلل يدك
And not 'shallalan' nor 'shallal', like 'qattama', meaning: May your hand not be paralyzed.
وعين شلاء: قد ذهب بصرها
And a 'shalā'' eye: its sight has gone.
والشليل، كأمير: د، ومسح من صوف أو شعر، يجعل على عجز البعير من وراء الرحل
And 'ash-shalīl', like 'amīr': a pad of wool or hair, placed on the hindquarters of a camel behind the saddle.
والغلالة تلبس تحت الدرع، والدرع الصغيرة تحت الكبيرة، أو عام
And 'al-ghilāla' worn under the armor, and the small armor under the large one, or general.
ومجرى الماء في الوادي، أو وسطه
And a water channel in the valley, or its middle.
والنخاع، وطرائق طوال من لحم تكون ممتدة مع الظهر
And the marrow, and long strips of meat that extend along the back.
وانشل السيل: ابتدأ في الاندفاع قبل أن يشتد
And the flood began to surge: it started to surge before it intensified.
و المطر: انحدر
And the rain: it descended.
والشلول: من إناث الإبل والشاء نحو الناب
And 'ash-shallūl': from female camels and sheep approaching the stage of having incisors.
وماء لبني العجلان
And a water source belonging to Banu al-Ajlan.
وشلشل السيف الدم، وتشلشل به: صبه
And the sword shed blood, and it flowed with it: it poured it.
وشلشل بوله، و به شلشلة وشلشالا: فرقه وأرسله منتشرا
And he spread his urine, and had 'shalshala' and 'shallala': he dispersed it and sent it out spread.
وشلت العين دمعها: أرسلته
And the eye shed its tears: it sent them out.