الكعل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things that are stuck, clinging, or accumulated, often with negative connotations. It extends to describe unpleasant residues, stubbornness, and negative personal traits like stinginess or meanness.

Derived headwords

الكَعْلnoun

1.
Excrementboth
The dung or feces of any animal, especially when it is sticky or clinging.
2.
Accumulated dirtclassical
The dirt or grime that accumulates, particularly on the testicles of rams.

كَعْلadjective

1.
Short and darkclassical
Describing a person who is short and dark-skinned.

كَعْلnoun

1.
Mean shepherdclassical
A shepherd who is considered base, ignoble, or wicked.

كَعْلnoun

1.
Sticky datesclassical
Dates that are clumped together or sticky.

كَعْلnoun

1.
Stingy rich manclassical
A wealthy person who is also miserly and unwilling to spend.

تَكَعَّلَverb

1.
To stick intenselyclassical
To adhere or cling very strongly to something.

مُتَكَعِّلadjective

1.
Swollen with angerclassical
Describing someone who is puffed up or bloated with rage.

مُتَكَعِّلnoun

1.
One who wiggles his rearclassical
Someone who moves their buttocks or rear end, possibly in a suggestive or provocative manner.

Parallel reading

الكَعْل: الرَّجِيعُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حِينَ يَضَعُهُ

Al-ka'l: The dung of everything when it is expelled.

وَمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِخِصَى الْكِبَاشِ مِنَ الْوَسَخِ

And the dirt that clings to the testicles of rams.

وَالرَّجُلُ الْقَصِيرُ الْأَسْوَدُ، كَالْكَعْلِ، كَصَرْدٍ

And the short, dark man, like al-ka'l, like sa'rd.

وَالرَّاعِي اللَّئِيمُ

And the base shepherd.

وَالتَّمْرُ الْمُلْتَزِقُ

And the sticky dates.

وَالْغَنِيُّ الْبَخِيلُ

And the stingy rich man.

وَتَكَعَّلَ: اشْتَدَّ الْتِزَاقُهُ

And tak'ala: its sticking intensified.

وَمُحَدِّثٌ: الْمُنْتَفِخُ غَضَبًا

And mu'tahaddith: the one swollen with anger.

وَمَنْ يُحَرِّكُ اسْتَهُ

And he who wiggles his rear.