النهشل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a wolf, and by extension, a falcon. It also encompasses terms for an elder, a tribe, and specific actions like eating voraciously or riding a borrowed camel.

Derived headwords

النَّهْشَلnoun

1.
wolfboth
A wild canine animal, known for its predatory nature.
2.
falconclassical
A bird of prey, known for its speed and hunting prowess.
3.
nameboth
A given name.
4.
tribeboth
A social group or clan.
5.
elderly personclassical
An old person who is frail or has some remaining strength.

النَّهْشَلadjective

1.
elderly and frailclassical
Describing an old person who is weak or infirm due to age, or one who still possesses some vigor.

بَهَاءnoun

1.
splendorclassical
Beauty, radiance, or magnificence.

أبو نَهْشَلname

1.
Abu Nahshalclassical
A kunya (patronymic or teknonymic name) referring to Laqit ibn Zurarah al-Tamimi.

نَهْشَلَverb

1.
to grow oldclassical
To become advanced in age.
2.
to bite fiercelyclassical
To bite with intensity, as if gnawing.
3.
to eat voraciouslyclassical
To eat like a hungry person, consuming food greedily.
4.
to rideclassical
To mount and ride a camel, specifically a borrowed one.

الهَشِيلَةnoun

1.
borrowed she-camelclassical
A female camel that has been borrowed for use.

Parallel reading

النَّهْشَلُ: الذِّئْبُ، والصَّقْرُ، واسْمٌ، وقَبِيلَةٌ، والْمُسِنُّ الْمُضْطَرِبُ كِبَرًا، أو وَفِيهِ بَقِيَّةٌ، وَهِيَ: بَهَاءٌ.

Al-Nahshal: the wolf, the falcon, a name, a tribe, and the elderly person disturbed by age, or one who has some remaining strength, which is splendor.

وأبو نَهْشَلٍ: لَقِيطُ بنُ زُرَارَةَ التَّمِيمِيُّ.

And Abu Nahshal: Laqit ibn Zurarah al-Tamimi.

ونَشَلَ: كَبِرَ، وعَضَّ تَجَمُّشًا، وأَكَلَ أَكْلَ الْجَائِعِ، ورَكِبَ الْهَشِيلَةَ: لِلنَّاقَةِ الْمُسْتَعَارَةِ.

And Nahshal: he grew old, he bit fiercely, he ate the eating of a hungry person, and he rode the borrowed she-camel: referring to the borrowed she-camel.