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الفقل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of winnowing or sifting grain, often using a specific tool. It also extends to concepts of abundance and fertility in land, and a specific type of poisonous fish.

Derived headwords

الفَقْلnoun
  1. 1.
    winnowingclassical

    The act of winnowing, which is separating grain from chaff by tossing it in the air.

  2. 2.
    sifting toolclassical

    A tool used for winnowing or sifting, specifically mentioned as 'المفقلة'.

فَقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to winnowclassical

    To winnow grain, separating the chaff from the kernel.

المفقلةnoun
  1. 1.
    winnowing toolclassical

    A tool used for winnowing, specifically for raising and separating the fine particles of grain.

أفقلتverb
  1. 1.
    became fertileclassical

    The land became abundant and fertile, yielding a great harvest.

الفَقْلnoun
  1. 1.
    poisonous fishclassical

    A poisonous fish that is not eaten, described as being about the size of a finger.

Parallel reading

التذرية
Winnowing
رفع الدق بالمفقلة
Raising the fine particles with the winnowing tool
أرض كثيرة الفقل
Land abundant in yield
وقد أفقلت
And it (the land) became fertile
وبالضم: سمكة مسمومة لا تؤكل
And with dammah: a poisonous fish that is not eaten
قدها كإصبع
Its size is like a finger