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حدل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of leaning, inclining, or deviating, often with a negative connotation of injustice or unfairness. It also extends to physical descriptions of leaning or stooping, particularly in the body or objects like bows.

Derived headwords

حَدَلَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to lean towards unjustlyboth

    To incline towards someone or something with bias, oppression, or injustice.

حَدَلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    injustice, unfairnessclassical

    The act or state of leaning towards injustice or unfairness.

رَجُلٌ حَدِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    unjust, unfairclassical

    Describing a man who is unjust or unfair, leaning towards wrongdoing.

غَيْرُ عَدْلٍadjective
  1. 1.
    unjust, unfairboth

    Not just; unfair or inequitable.

أَحْدَلُadjective
  1. 1.
    stooping, leaning forwardclassical

    Describing someone whose shoulders and neck lean forward towards their chest.

بَيْنَ الْحَدَلِnoun
  1. 1.
    stooping postureclassical

    A condition or state of stooping or leaning forward.

قَوْسٌ حَدْلَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    drooping bowclassical

    Describing a bow whose tips droop or bend downwards.

Parallel reading

حدل عليه إذا مال عليه بالظلم.
He leaned towards him with injustice when he inclined towards him with oppression.
يقال: رجل حدل غير عدل.
It is said: a man is unjust, not fair.
ورجل أحدل بين الحدل، إذا كان مائل الشق.
And a stooping man, between the stooping, if he is leaning to the side.
قال الشيباني: الأحدل الذي في منكبيه ورقبته إقبال على صدره.
Al-Shaybani said: The stooping one is he whose shoulders and neck lean forward towards his chest.
ويقال: قوس حدلاء، للتى تطامنت سيتها.
And it is said: a drooping bow, for the one whose tips have drooped.