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الفنجل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of plant, specifically a ground-creeping vine. It also extends to describe a physical characteristic of a man, namely having widely spaced legs, and the gait associated with such a posture.

Derived headwords

الفِنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    ground vineclassical

    A type of plant that creeps along the ground, similar to a vine.

الفَنْجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    bow-legged manclassical

    A man who is bow-legged, characterized by having widely spaced legs.

الفَنْجَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wide leg spacingclassical

    The condition of having a wide separation between the legs.

  2. 2.
    weak gaitclassical

    A manner of walking that is weak or unsteady, often due to physical characteristics.

الفَنْجَلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    weak gaitclassical

    A weak or unsteady gait, similar to 'al-fanjalah'.

Parallel reading

الفنجل، كقنفذ: عناق الأرض
Al-finjal, like qunfudh: a ground vine.
وبالفتح: الرجل الأفحج
And with the fatḥah: the bow-legged man.
والفنجلة: تباعد ما بين الساقين والقدمين
And al-fanjalah: the spacing apart of the legs and feet.
ومشية ضعيفة، كالفنجلى
And a weak gait, like al-fanjala.