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القرمل

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of weak, thorny shrub and its properties. It also extends to terms for young camels, adornments worn by women, a specific horse, a historical figure, young goats, and a type of fruit.

Derived headwords

القَرْمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    weak shrubboth

    A type of weak shrub that lacks thorns and crumbles when stepped on. Its singular form is 'qarmalah'.

قَرْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shrubboth

    The singular form of the shrub described by the root 'qarmal'.

قُرْمُلnoun
  1. 1.
    young camelclassical

    A young camel, specifically a Bactrian camel (with two humps).

  2. 2.
    adornmentclassical

    An adornment that a woman ties in her hair.

القَرْمَلname
  1. 1.
    horse nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Urwah ibn al-Ward.

القَرْمَلname
  1. 1.
    king's nameclassical

    The name of a son of al-Ḥamīm, who was a king after Murthad ibn Dhi Jadan.

القَرْمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    young goatsclassical

    Young goats that are numerous and have abundant wool.

القَرْمَلِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    young goatsclassical

    Young goats that are numerous and have abundant wool.

قُرْمَلَاءname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically 'Qarmala'.

قُرْمُورnoun
  1. 1.
    fruit typeclassical

    A type of fruit from the Ghada plant.

Parallel reading

شجر ضعيف بلا شوك، وينفضخ إذا وطئ
A weak shrub without thorns, which crumbles when stepped on.
واحده بهاء
Its singular form is 'bahā'.
ذليل عاذ بقرملة
A humiliated person sought refuge in a qarmalah (shrub).
ولد البختي، أو البعير ذو السنامين
A young Bactrian camel, or a camel with two humps.
وما تشده المرأة في شعرها
And what a woman ties in her hair.
فرس عروة بن الورد
The horse of Urwah ibn al-Ward.
ابن الحميم، ملك بعد مرثد بن ذي جدن
The son of al-Ḥamīm, a king after Murthad ibn Dhi Jadan.
الإبل الصغار الكثيرة الأوبار
Young camels that are numerous and have abundant wool.
ضرب من ثمر الغضى
A type of fruit from the Ghada plant.