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المدل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a person of slight build or low status, and also refers to curdled milk. It also includes geographical place names and a verb form.

Derived headwords

المَدَلّnoun
  1. 1.
    thin manboth

    A man who is hidden or inconspicuous in his person, and has little flesh.

  2. 2.
    curdled milkboth

    Milk that has become thick or curdled.

المَدَلّadjective
  1. 1.
    base, ignobleclassical

    Describing someone as base, ignoble, or of low standing.

مَدْلِينname
  1. 1.
    fortress in Al-Andalusclassical

    A specific fortress located in Al-Andalus.

المَدْلَاءname
  1. 1.
    sand dune east of Najranclassical

    A sand dune situated to the east of the city of Najran.

ع.other
  1. 1.
    place name abbreviationclassical

    Abbreviation for a place name, likely referring to a location.

تَمَدَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to wipe oneselfboth

    To wipe oneself, similar to the verb 'tandala'.

تَنَدَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to wipe oneselfboth

    To wipe oneself, used in comparison to 'tamaddala'.

Parallel reading

المدل، بالكسر: الرجل الخفي الشخص، القليل اللحم
Al-madall, with kasra: the man who is inconspicuous in person, with little flesh.
وبالفتح: الخسيس
And with fatha: the ignoble one.
واللبن الخاثر
And the curdled milk.
وكجبل: قيل من حمير
And like 'jabala': it is said to be from Himyar.
ومدلين بالتحريك: حصن بالأندلس
And Madallin, with haraka: a fortress in Al-Andalus.
والمدلاء: رملة شرقي نجران
And Al-Madlaa: a sand dune east of Najran.
وتمدل بالمنديل، كتندل
And tamaddala with a cloth, like tandala.