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كول

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of shortness, gathering, and approaching, with some geographical and botanical references. It describes physical shortness, the act of gathering or converging, and specific places or plants.

Derived headwords

كولnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A place in Persia, specifically Shiraz, which was mistakenly thought by al-Ṣaghānī to be a settlement.

كزفرnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A place in Persia, specifically Shiraz, which was mistakenly thought by al-Ṣaghānī to be a settlement.

كوارnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A place in Persia, specifically Shiraz, which was mistakenly thought by al-Ṣaghānī to be a settlement. This spelling is common among the general populace.

الكولانnoun
  1. 1.
    Reed plantboth

    A type of reed plant that grows in the desert, also found in Transoxiana.

الكولةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fortressclassical

    A fortress located in Yemen.

الكوأللadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortclassical

    Describes someone who is short in stature.

اكوألverb
  1. 1.
    To become shortclassical

    To become short in stature.

اكوئلالاnoun
  1. 1.
    Shortnessclassical

    The state or quality of being short in stature.

تكولواverb
  1. 1.
    To gatherboth

    To assemble or come together in a group.

  2. 2.
    To attack with abuseclassical

    To approach someone with insults and beatings, without ceasing.

كانكالواverb
  1. 1.
    To attack with abuseclassical

    To approach someone with insults and beatings, without ceasing.

تكاولverb
  1. 1.
    To shorten oneselfclassical

    To become short or to make oneself short.

الأكولnoun
  1. 1.
    Elevated groundclassical

    An elevated or rising piece of land, resembling a mountain.

Parallel reading

والكولان: نبت البردي ويضم، ود بما وراء النهر.
And al-Kulan: the reed plant, and it is pronounced with damma, and it is a plant from Transoxiana.
والكولة: حصن باليمن.
And al-Kula: a fortress in Yemen.
والكوألل: القصير.
And al-Ku'all: the short one.
واكوأل اكوئلالا: قصر
And he became short, with shortness: he became short.
وتكولوا: تجمعوا
And they gathered: they assembled.
وتكولوا: أقبلوا بالشتم والضرب فلم يقلعوا، كانكالوا.
And they gathered: they approached with insults and beatings and did not cease, like 'ankalū.
وتكاول: تقاصر.
And they shortened themselves: they became short.
والأكول: النشز من الأرض شبه الجبل.
And al-Akūl: the elevated ground from the earth, resembling a mountain.