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الشمرطل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is long and perhaps unruly or disordered in its form or movement. It can refer to a tall, lanky person or an object that is lengthy and not neatly arranged.

Derived headwords

الشِّمِرْطَلnoun
  1. 1.
    tall, lanky personboth

    A person who is exceptionally tall and slender, often implying a somewhat ungraceful or disordered appearance.

الشِّمِرْطَوْلnoun
  1. 1.
    tall, lanky personboth

    An alternative form referring to a tall and slender person, similar in meaning to الشِّمِرْطَل.

مُضْطَرِبadjective
  1. 1.
    disordered, unrulyboth

    Characterized by a lack of order, neatness, or control; agitated or turbulent.

  2. 2.
    tall and disorderedclassical

    Specifically used in the context of the root to describe something that is long and not well-arranged or composed.

Parallel reading

الطويل المضطرب منا
The tall, disordered one among us.