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صءل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes aggressive and violent actions, particularly by animals like camels and horses. It encompasses behaviors such as leaping, attacking, and making loud vocalizations.

Derived headwords

صَؤُلَverb
  1. 1.
    to leap aggressivelyboth

    To leap upon people or attack them violently, especially used for a camel.

صَآلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    aggressive leapingclassical

    The act of leaping upon people or attacking them violently.

صَؤُولadjective
  1. 1.
    aggressive attackerclassical

    Describing a camel that leaps upon people and attacks them.

صَهِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    neighingboth

    The sound a horse makes; its neigh.

Parallel reading

صَؤُلَ البعير، ككرم، صآلة: واثب الناس
The camel leaped aggressively, like the verb 'karuma', with a violent leap: it leaped upon people.
أو صار يقتل الناس ويعدو عليهم
Or it became that it kills people and attacks them.
فهو جمل صؤول
And it is an aggressive camel.
وصئيل الفرس: صهيله
And the 'ṣa'īl' of the horse is its neighing.