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العيهل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes swiftness and excellence, particularly in relation to camels and horses. It extends to concepts of leadership, intensity, and sometimes negative attributes like restlessness or old age.

Derived headwords

العَيْهَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is fast and excellent.

  2. 2.
    Excellent she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is strong and of high quality.

  3. 3.
    Male camelboth

    A male camel.

  4. 4.
    Restless manclassical

    A man who is restless and agitated.

  5. 5.
    Strong windboth

    A wind that blows intensely.

  6. 6.
    Tall womanboth

    A woman who is tall in stature.

العَيْهَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is fast and excellent.

  2. 2.
    Excellent she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is strong and of high quality.

العَيْهُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is fast and excellent.

  2. 2.
    Excellent she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is strong and of high quality.

العَيْهَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is fast and excellent.

  2. 2.
    Excellent she-camelboth

    A she-camel that is strong and of high quality.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Female of restless manclassical

    The female counterpart to a restless man.

  2. 2.
    Female of male camelboth

    The female counterpart to a male camel.

  3. 3.
    Old womanclassical

    An elderly woman.

العَاهِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Great kingclassical

    A supreme ruler, akin to a caliph.

  2. 2.
    Woman without a husbandclassical

    A woman who is unmarried or widowed.

Parallel reading

العَيْهَل والعَيْهَلَة والعَيْهُول والعَيْهَال: الناقة السريعة، والنجيبة الشديدة.
Al-'ayhal, al-'ayhala, al-'ayhul, and al-'ayhal: the swift she-camel, and the excellent, strong one.
والعَيْهَل: الذكر من الإبل، والرجل لا يستقر نزقا، أنثاهما: بهاء، والريح الشديدة، والمرأة الطويلة، وبهاء: العجوز.
And al-'ayhal: the male of camels, and the man who does not settle, agitated; their female is bahā'. And the strong wind, and the tall woman; and bahā': the old woman.
والعَاهِل: الملك الأعظم، كالخليفة، والمرأة لا زوج لها.
And al-'āhil: the great king, like a caliph, and the woman who has no husband.