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الهقل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to young, tall, or awkward creatures, particularly ostriches and mice. It also extends to describe a specific gait and a state of hunger.

Derived headwords

الهِقْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Young ostrichclassical

    Refers to the young or juvenile stage of an ostrich.

الهِقْلadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall and awkwardclassical

    Describes someone or something that is tall but clumsy or ungainly.

هِقْلadjective
  1. 1.
    Hungryclassical

    Describes a state of hunger.

الهاقِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Male mouseclassical

    Refers specifically to the male of the mouse species.

الهَيْقَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Male ostrichclassical

    Refers to the male ostrich, also known as a 'dhaleem'.

الهَيْقَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Lizardclassical

    Refers to a type of lizard, specifically the monitor lizard.

الهَيْقَلnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of gaitclassical

    Describes a particular manner or style of walking or moving.

Parallel reading

الهِقْل، بالكسر: الفتي من النعام
Al-hiql, with a kasra: the young one of the ostrich.
والطويل الأخرق
And the tall, awkward one.
وككتف: الجائع
And like 'kutuf': the hungry one.
والهاقِل: الذكر من الفأر
And al-haqil: the male of the mouse.
والهَيْقَل، كحيدر: الظليم
And al-hayqal, like 'haydar': the male ostrich.
والضب
And the monitor lizard.
وبهاء: ضرب من المشي
And with 'bahā': a type of walking.