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العرهل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something that is strong, complete, or a large group. It is primarily used to denote a strong camel, a well-formed horse, or a neglected multitude.

Derived headwords

العَرْهَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong camelclassical

    A camel that is strong and robust.

العَرْبَطُnoun
  1. 1.
    Well-formed horseclassical

    A horse that is complete in its creation and well-proportioned.

العَرَاهِيلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Neglected multitudeclassical

    A large group of people or animals that are neglected or uncared for.

Parallel reading

العرهل، كإردب: الشديد من الإبل.
Al-'arhal, like 'irdabb: the strong one of camels.
وكعلابط: الكامل الخلق من الخيل.
And 'arbaṭ: the complete in creation of horses.
والعراهيل: الجماعة المهملة، والزاي لغة في الكل.
And al-'arāhīl: the neglected multitude, and the 'zay' is a dialectal variant for all of them.