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الضاعل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a strong camel and, by extension, a lean or slender physique resulting from close kinship or lineage.

Derived headwords

الضاعلnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong camelboth

    A camel that is powerful and robust.

الضعلnoun
  1. 1.
    Slenderness of bodyclassical

    A state of being lean or slender in physique, often attributed to close familial ties or lineage.

Parallel reading

الضاعل: الجمل القوي.
Al-ḍāʿil: The strong camel.
والضعل، محركة: دقة البدن من تقارب النسب.
And al-ḍaʿl, with vowel movement: slenderness of the body from close kinship.