جدل

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of twisting, intertwining, and strength, extending to physical actions like wrestling or fighting, and abstract notions like argumentation. It also encompasses terms for structures, natural features, and specific types of animals or plants.

Derived headwords

الجَدَلnoun

1.
the limbboth
the limb
2.
intensity of disputeboth
intensity of dispute

الجَدْوَلnoun

1.
small riverboth
small river

الأجْدَلnoun

1.
the strong oneboth
the strong one

المَجْدَلnoun

1.
palaceclassical
A large, fortified building or palace.

اجْتَدَلَverb

1.
to be built stronglyclassical
To be constructed or fortified strongly, referring to buildings.

الجِدَالnoun

1.
argumentationboth
Intense argumentation or dispute; the act of quarreling.

الجِدَالَةnoun

1.
dates (immature)classical
Immature dates that have become green and round before hardening, a term used in Najd.
2.
landclassical
Land or ground.

جَدَلَverb

1.
to throw downboth
To throw someone down to the ground.
2.
to argueboth
To dispute or argue with someone.
3.
to twist tightlyboth
To twist something, like a rope, tightly.

جَدَلَهُverb

1.
to throw downboth
He threw him down to the ground.

انْجَدَلَverb

1.
to fall downboth
To fall down or collapse.

مُجَادَلَةnoun

1.
disputationboth
disputation

جَدَلَ الحَبْلَverb

1.
to twist the ropeboth
To twist a rope tightly.

مَجْدُولَة الخَلْقadjective

1.
well-formedclassical
Describing a woman with a beautiful and well-proportioned build.

المَجْدُولadjective

1.
sturdyclassical
Describing someone who is robust and not frail.

جَادِلadjective

1.
strongclassical
Describing a young man who is strong and robust.

جَدَلَ الحَبُّverb

1.
grain grew strongclassical
The grain in its ear became strong and developed.

الجَادِلnoun

1.
young camelclassical
A young camel, older than a 'rashih' (newborn) but still young and strong.

الجَدِيلnoun

1.
twisted reinsclassical
Reins made of twisted leather.
2.
sashclassical
Sometimes a sash or belt is called a 'jadil'.

الجَدِيلَةnoun

1.
tribeboth
A tribe or a region.
2.
maneclassical
The mane of a horse or similar animal.

الجَدْوَلاءadjective

1.
wovenclassical
Describing armor that is woven or intricately made.

المَجْدُولَةadjective

1.
wovenclassical
Describing armor that is woven or intricately made; well-constructed.

الجَنْدَلnoun

1.
stonesboth
stones

الجَنْدَلname

1.
stonesboth
stones

الجَنْدَلnoun

1.
stonesboth
stones

Parallel reading

والاجدل: الصقر.

And 'al-ajdal' is the falcon.

والمجدل: القصر.

And 'al-majdal' is the palace.

مجادل شد الراصفون اجتدالها

A fortified structure that the builders strongly built.

في مجدل شيد بنيانه يزل عنه ظفر الطائر

In a palace whose structure was built so high that a bird's claw would slip from it.

والجدال: البلح إذا اخضر واستدار قبل أن يشتد، بلغة أهل نجد، الواحدة جدالة.

And 'al-jidal' refers to immature dates when they turn green and round before hardening, a term used by the people of Najd; the singular is 'jadalah'.

وسارت إلى يبرين خمسا فأصبحت يخر على أيدى السقاة جدالها

And she traveled to Yabrīn for five days, and her dates began to fall into the hands of the water-carriers.

والجدالة: الارض

And 'al-jadalah' means the land.

قد أركب الآلة بعد الآله وأترك العاجز بالجداله

I mounted the beast after the beast, and left the weak one on the ground.

يقال: طعنه فجدله، أي رماه بالأرض، فانجدل، أي سقط.

It is said: 'He stabbed him and 'jadalahu', meaning he threw him to the ground, so he 'injadala', meaning he fell.'

وجادله، أي خاصمه، مجادلة وجدالا: والاسم الجدل، وهو شدة الخصومة.

And 'jadalahu', meaning he argued with him, is 'mujadalatan' and 'jidalan': and the noun is 'al-jadal', which is intense dispute.

وجدلت الحبل أجدله جدلا، أي فتلته فتلا محكما.

And I twisted the rope, I twist it 'jadalan', meaning I twisted it with a strong twist.

ومننه جارية مجدولة الخلق حسنة الجدل.

And from this is a woman 'majdulat al-khalq' (well-formed) with a beautiful build.

والمجدول: القضيف لا من هزال.

And 'al-majdul' is the robust one, not from thinness.

وغلام جادل: مشتد.

And a 'jadil' boy is strong.

وجدل الحب في سنبله: قوي.

And the grain in its ear 'jadala' (grew strong): it became strong.

قال الأصمعي: الجادل من ولد الناقة فوق الراشح، وهو الذي قوي ومشى مع أمه.

Al-Asma'i said: 'Al-jādil' is from the offspring of a she-camel, beyond the 'rāshiḥ' (newborn), which is one that has become strong and walks with its mother.

والجديل: الزمام المجدول من أدم، ومنه قول امرئ القيس: وكشح لطيف كالجديل مخصر

And 'al-jadil' is the twisted rein made of leather, and from this is the saying of Imru' al-Qais: And a slender waist like a twisted rein, constricted.

وربما سمي الوشاح جديلا.

And sometimes the sash is called a 'jadil'.

كأن دمقسا أو فروع غمامة على متنها حيث استقر جديلها

As if fine silk or branches of a cloud were on its back where its sash settled.

والجديلة: الشا كلة.

And 'al-jadilah' is the mane.

والجديلة: القبيلة والناحية.

And 'al-jadilah' is the tribe and the region.

والنسبة إليهم جدلى، مثل ثففى.

And the attribution to them is 'jadali', like 'thufafi'.

والجدلاء من الدروع: المنسوجة، وكذلك المجدولة، وهى المحكمة.

And 'al-jadlaa'' from armor is the woven one, and likewise 'al-majdūlah', which is the well-constructed one.

والجندل، الحجارة، ومنه سمى الرجل.

And 'al-jandal' is stones, and from this a man is named.

والجندل بفتح النون وكسر الدال: الموضع فيه حجارة.

And 'al-jandal' (with fathah on the noon and kasrah on the dal) is a place with stones.

والجدول: النهر الصغير.

And 'al-jadwal' is the small river.