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الصغل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of date, specifically dates that are clumped together and dense. It can also refer to a sticky or clay-like substance.

Derived headwords

الصُّغْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Clumped datesclassical

    Dates that are stuck together and dense, often appearing with lines when split. This quality is rarely found in dates other than the Barni variety.

السُّغْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Clumped datesclassical

    Synonymous with الصغل, referring to dates that are stuck together and dense.

الصَّيْغَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Dense, clumped datesclassical

    Refers to dates that are clumped together and dense, exhibiting lines when split. It is typically associated with the Barni variety.

  2. 2.
    Sticky clayclassical

    A description for clay that is sticky or dense, similar in texture to the clumped dates.

صيغلadjective
  1. 1.
    Sticky, denseclassical

    Describing something, particularly clay, as sticky or dense.

Parallel reading

الصغل، ككتف: السغل.
Al-ṣughl, like 'katif': Al-sughl.
والصيغل، كجردحل: التمر الملتزق بعضه ببعض المكتنز، فإذا فلق، رئي فيه كالخطوط، وقلما يكون في غير البرني.
And al-ṣayghal, like 'jaradḥal': The dates stuck to each other, dense; and when it is split, lines are seen within it, and it is rarely found in anything other than the Barni (dates).
ويقال: طين صيغل أيضا، وليس على فيعل غيره.
And it is said: 'sticky clay' also, and there is no other word on the pattern of fayʿal (except this one).