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الهيضلة

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of abundance, largeness, and intensity, particularly concerning women, animals, and natural phenomena like rain. It also extends to describe large groups and forceful actions.

Derived headwords

الهَيْضَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Woman of medium buildclassical

    A woman who is of medium stature or build.

  2. 2.
    Abundant she-camelclassical

    A female camel that is very productive or yields a large amount of milk.

  3. 3.
    Large, tall womanclassical

    A woman who is notably large and tall.

  4. 4.
    Aged womanclassical

    An elderly woman.

  5. 5.
    Armed groupclassical

    A group of people who are armed and prepared for conflict.

  6. 6.
    Sounds of peopleclassical

    The collective noises or voices made by a group of people.

الهَيْضَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large armyclassical

    A numerous and formidable military force.

الهَضْلadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant, plentifulclassical

    Describing something that is in great quantity or abundance.

الهَضْلَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Long-breastedclassical

    A descriptive term for a woman with notably long breasts.

أَهْضَلَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To rain heavilyclassical

    Said of the sky when it rains intensely and abundantly.

  2. 2.
    To splash waterclassical

    Said of a bucket when it strikes the side of a well and splashes water.

هَضَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To speak profuselyclassical

    To speak at length or excessively, often with a continuous flow.

  2. 2.
    To grow profuselyclassical

    To grow or spread abundantly, particularly used in reference to hair.

Parallel reading

الهيضلة: المرأة النصف
Al-hayḍalah: The woman of medium build.
والناقة الغزيرة
And the abundant she-camel.
والضخمة الطويلة
And the large, tall one.
والمسنة
And the aged one.
والجماعة المتسلحة، كالهيضل
And the armed group, like al-hayḍal.
وأصوات الناس
And the sounds of people.
والهضل، بالفتح: الكثير
And al-haḍl, with fatha: the abundant.
والهضلاء: الطويلة الثديين
And al-haḍlā': the long-breasted one.
وأهضلت السماء: سحت بمطرها
And the sky ahḍalat: it poured down with its rain.
و الدلو: ضربها جال البئر فنضحت بالماء
And the bucket: it struck the edge of the well and splashed with water.
وهضل بالشعر وبالكلام: سح سحا
And he had abundant hair and spoke profusely: he poured forth.
والهيضل: الجيش الكثير
And al-hayḍal: the numerous army.