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المسل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of flowing, streaming, or extending, particularly in the context of land formations, watercourses, and the act of drawing a sword. It also encompasses abstract qualities like facial proportion and the act of extraction.

Derived headwords

المَسَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Strip of landboth

    A strip of land that is easily traversed or followed.

  2. 2.
    Watercourseboth

    A channel or path for water to flow.

مَسِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Watercourseboth

    A channel or path for water to flow, a stream bed.

أَمْسِلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Watercoursesboth

    Plural of مسيل, referring to multiple watercourses or channels.

مُسِلّnoun
  1. 1.
    Watercoursesboth

    Plural of مسيل, referring to multiple watercourses or channels.

مُسَلّانnoun
  1. 1.
    Watercoursesboth

    Plural of مسيل, referring to multiple watercourses or channels.

مَسَائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Watercoursesboth

    Plural of مسيل, referring to multiple watercourses or channels.

المَسَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Facial proportionclassical

    The length of the face, characterized by beauty and good proportion.

المَسَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Flowingboth

    The act of flowing or streaming.

اِمْتَسَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw (a sword)both

    To draw a sword from its sheath.

مَسُولَىadjective
  1. 1.
    flowingclassical

    Describing something that flows or streams.

Parallel reading

خط من الأرض ينقاد
A strip of land that is easily followed.
مسيل الماء
The watercourse of water.
ج أمسلة ومسل ومسلان ومسائل
Its plural is amsila, musal, musalan, and masa'il.
المسالة: طول الوجه في حسن
Al-masalah: the length of the face in beauty.
المسل: السيلان
Al-masal: flowing.
امتسل السيف: استله
A sword was drawn: it was pulled out.
مسولى، كتنوفى ويمد: ع
Masula, like tanufa and yummadd: a place name.