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الهيكل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something large, tall, or imposing. It extends to structures, particularly Christian places of worship, and also describes a proud or strutting gait.

Derived headwords

الهَيْكَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large thingboth

    The large or massive of anything.

  2. 2.
    Tall horseclassical

    A tall horse.

  3. 3.
    Tall plantclassical

    A tall, mature, and robust plant.

  4. 4.
    Christian churchboth

    A house of worship for Christians, often containing an image of Mary.

  5. 5.
    Monasteryclassical

    A monastery or convent.

  6. 6.
    Imposing buildingclassical

    A prominent or imposing structure.

  7. 7.
    Companionclassical

    Ibn Jabir, a companion of the Prophet.

  8. 8.
    Great womanclassical

    Baha' refers to a great or imposing woman.

هَيْكَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be large/tallclassical

    To be large, tall, or robust, referring to things like plants or beings.

تَهَاكَـلُواverb
  1. 1.
    To quarrelclassical

    They quarreled or disputed amongst themselves.

التَهْكِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Strutting gaitclassical

    The proud or strutting gait of a horse or a woman.

Parallel reading

الضخم من كل شيء
The large or massive of anything.
والفرس الطويل
And the tall horse.
والنبات الطويل البالغ العبل
And the tall, mature, and robust plant.
وقد هيكل
And it had become tall/robust.
وبيت للنصارى فيه صورة مريم عليها السلام
And a house for Christians in which is an image of Mary, peace be upon her.
وديرهم
And their monastery.
والبناء المشرف
And the imposing building.
وابن جابر: صحابي
And Ibn Jabir: a companion.
وبهاء: المرأة العظيمة
And Baha': the great woman.
وتهاكلوا: تنازعوا
And they quarreled: they disputed.
والتهكيل: مشي الحصان والمرأة اختيالا
And the strutting: the gait of a horse and a woman proudly.