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خزل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root خزل primarily relates to the concept of separation, cutting off, or detachment. It also extends to describe a specific manner of walking characterized by a disjointed or loose gait.

Derived headwords

اِنْخَزَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be cut offboth

    This verb describes something becoming detached or separated from another entity.

اِخْتِزَالnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting offboth

    The act or process of detaching or separating something.

اِخْتَزَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut offboth

    To detach or separate something from a larger whole or group.

خُزَلِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    disjointed gaitclassical

    Describing a manner of walking that is loose, broken, or lacks fluidity.

خَيْزَلِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    disjointed gaitclassical

    Similar to خُزَلِيّ, this adjective denotes a walking style characterized by a lack of coherence or a loose, broken movement.

Parallel reading

انخزل الشئ، أي انقطع.
The thing became cut off, meaning it was severed.
والاختزال: الاقتطاع.
And al-ikhtizāl means the cutting off.
يقال: اختزله عن القوم، مثل اختزعه.
It is said: he cut him off from the people, like he detached him.
والخوزلي والخيزلي: مشية فيها تفكك، مثل الخوزري والخيزرى.
And al-khuzalī and al-khayzalī: a gait with looseness in it, like al-khuzarī and al-khayzarī.