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القزمل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to shortness and ugliness, often describing a person of small stature and unpleasant appearance. It also has a specific derivative referring to male genitalia.

Derived headwords

القَزْمَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    short, ugly personboth

    A person who is short in stature and unattractive in appearance.

القَزْمِيلَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    penisclassical

    A term referring to the male genitalia.

Parallel reading

القزمل، كجعفر: القصير الدميم.
Al-Qazmal, like Ja'far: the short, ugly one.
والقزميلة: الذكر.
And Al-Qazmilah: the penis.