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القزل

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes severe lameness, characterized by a thin leg due to loss of flesh. It also encompasses specific gaits associated with lameness, such as limping or strutting, and can refer to certain animals or parts of them.

Derived headwords

القَزَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Severe lamenessboth

    The worst kind of lameness, or thinness of the leg due to loss of its flesh, or both conditions combined. One is only described as 'aqzal' (lame) if possessing both.

  2. 2.
    Limping gaitboth

    Walking with the gait of someone whose leg is cut off, or strutting.

أَقْزَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be lameboth

    To be lame, possessing thinness of the leg due to loss of flesh.

قَزَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To limpboth

    To limp or walk with the gait of the lame.

  2. 2.
    To leapclassical

    To leap or jump.

قَزَلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Limpingboth

    A limping gait, or the act of limping.

قَزَلَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Limpingboth

    A limping gait, or the act of limping.

أَقْزَلُadjective
  1. 1.
    Lameboth

    Describing someone who is severely lame, characterized by thinness of the leg due to loss of flesh.

الأَقْزَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Snakeclassical

    A type of snake.

  2. 2.
    Wolfclassical

    A wolf.

الأَقْزَلَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    Feathers of eagle's tailclassical

    Two feathers located in the middle of an eagle's tail.

أَقَازِلُnoun
  1. 1.
    Feathers of eagle's tailclassical

    Plural of 'al-aqzalan', referring to the two feathers in the middle of an eagle's tail.

Parallel reading

أسوأ العرج، أو دقة الساق لذهاب لحمها، أو هما جميعا
The worst lameness, or thinness of the leg due to loss of its flesh, or both conditions.
ولا يكون أقزل إلا بهما
And one is only described as 'aqzal' (lame) if possessing both.
وأن يمشي مشية المقطوع الرجل، والتبختر
And to walk with the gait of someone whose leg is cut off, and strutting.
قزل، كفرح، قزلا فهو أقزل
To be lame, as in 'faraha', and the masdar is 'qazalan', so he is 'aqzal' (lame).
وقزل، كضرب، قزلانا، محركة، وقزلا: وثب ومشى مشية العرجان
And 'qazala', as in 'daraba', with the masdar 'qazalana' (vowelized), and 'qazalan': to leap and walk with the gait of the lame.
والأقزل: حية، والذئب
And 'al-aqzal': a snake, and the wolf.
والأقزلان: ريشتان وسط ذنب العقاب
And 'al-aqzalan': two feathers in the middle of the eagle's tail.
ج: أقازل
Plural: 'aqazil'.