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الكهدل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a young, plump woman, and paradoxically, an old woman. It also extends to terms for a spider, a young female slave, a proper name, and a poet or reciter of poetry.

Derived headwords

الكَهْدَلnoun
  1. 1.
    plump young womanboth

    A young woman who is plump and well-built.

  2. 2.
    old womanclassical

    An elderly woman. This is presented as an antonym to the meaning of a young woman.

  3. 3.
    spiderclassical

    A spider, referring to the arachnid.

  4. 4.
    young female slaveclassical

    A young female slave or servant girl.

  5. 5.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly a given name or a place name.

  6. 6.
    poet/reciterclassical

    A poet, or someone who recites poetry, particularly a rajaz poet.

Parallel reading

الكَهْدَل: الشابة السمينة
Al-kahdal: the plump young woman.
والعجوز، ضد
And the old woman, its opposite.
والعنكبوت
And the spider.
والعاتق من الجواري
And the mature young woman among the female slaves.
وعلم
And a proper name.
وراجز
And a rajaz poet.