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بحظل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of jumping or leaping, specifically in a manner reminiscent of small animals like jerboas or mice. It denotes a quick, repeated, and perhaps somewhat erratic movement.

Derived headwords

بَحْظَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to leap, to jumpboth

    To move with quick, repeated leaps, similar to the way a jerboa or a mouse jumps.

بَحْظَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a leap, a jumpboth

    The act of leaping or jumping, characterized by quick, repeated movements.

Parallel reading

بحظل الرجل بحظلة
The man leaped with a leap.
وهو أن يقفز قفزان اليربوع والفأرة
And it is to jump the jumps of the jerboa and the mouse.