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بهصل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, stout, or thick, particularly when referring to animals or people. It conveys a sense of bulkiness or coarseness.

Derived headwords

بَهْصَلadjective
  1. 1.
    large, stoutboth

    Describing something as large, stout, or massive. The 'ص' (sad) is not dotted.

حِمَارٌ بَهْصَلadjective
  1. 1.
    thickset donkeyboth

    A donkey that is thickset or stout in build.

بَهْصَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanclassical

    Referring to a woman who is short in stature.

Parallel reading

الجَسِيم، والصاد غير معجمة
The large, and the 'sad' is undotted.
وحمار بهصل، أي غليظ
And a thickset donkey, meaning stout.
والبهصلة من النساء: القصيرة
And the short woman is from the women: the short one.