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الضكل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes scarcity or smallness, particularly in relation to water. It also extends to describe something large, imposing, or lacking possessions.

Derived headwords

الضكلnoun
  1. 1.
    little waterboth

    Refers to a small quantity of water.

الضيكلnoun
  1. 1.
    large, hugeboth

    Describes something that is large and imposing in size.

العريانadjective
  1. 1.
    naked, bareboth

    Describes someone or something that is unclothed or lacking possessions.

الأضكلadjective
  1. 1.
    large, hugeclassical

    An alternative form describing something large and imposing.

  2. 2.
    naked, bareclassical

    An alternative form describing someone or something that is unclothed or lacking possessions.

ضياكلnoun
  1. 1.
    large onesboth

    Plural form referring to large or huge things.

  2. 2.
    poor peopleboth

    Plural form referring to people who are poor or lacking possessions.

ضياكلةnoun
  1. 1.
    large onesboth

    Plural form referring to large or huge things.

  2. 2.
    poor peopleboth

    Plural form referring to people who are poor or lacking possessions.

Parallel reading

الضكل: الماء القليل.
Al-ḍakl: a little water.
والضيكل، كهيكل: العظيم الضخم، والعريان، كالأضكل، والفقير ج: ضياكل وضياكلة.
And al-ḍaykil, like haykil: the great, the huge, and the naked, like al-aḍkal, and the poor, plural: ḍayākil and ḍayākila.