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خطل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root خطل (kh-t-l) primarily relates to a sense of looseness, drooping, or disorder. This extends to physical attributes like ears or limbs, as well as abstract concepts like speech and generosity.

Derived headwords

خَطِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    he spoke with corrupt, confused speechboth

    he spoke with corrupt, confused speech

خُطَلَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    drooping earsclassical

    Specifically refers to ears that are loose and drooping.

خَطَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    he spoke with corrupt, confused speechboth

    he spoke with corrupt, confused speech

خَطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    he spoke with corrupt, confused speechboth

    he spoke with corrupt, confused speech

خَطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    he spoke with corrupt, confused speechboth

    he spoke with corrupt, confused speech

أَخْطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    he spoke foolishlyboth

    he spoke foolishly

خَطَلَ في كلامهverb
  1. 1.
    to speak corruptlyclassical

    Specifically referring to the act of speaking in a disordered or corrupt manner.

ثُلَّةٌ خَطِلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flock of sheep with loose earsclassical

    A term for a flock of sheep whose ears are loose and drooping.

رِمَاحٌ خَطِلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    unsteady spearsclassical

    Spears that are unsteady or unstable, likely due to their construction or handling.

رَجُلٌ جَوَادٌ خَطِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    generous and quick to giveclassical

    Describes a man who is generous and swift in his giving.

الْأَخْطَلُname
  1. 1.
    Al-Akhtal (poet's name)classical

    The name of a famous pre-Islamic poet, derived from the characteristic of having drooping ears.

الْخَيْطَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    catclassical

    A word for a cat.

الْخُنْطُولُnoun
  1. 1.
    long male organclassical

    Refers to a long male organ.

  2. 2.
    long hornclassical

    Refers to a long horn.

الْخُنْطُولَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    herd of cattleclassical

    A single unit of a herd of cattle.

خَنَاطِيلُnoun
  1. 1.
    herds of cattleclassical

    Plural of خنطولة, referring to herds of cattle.

  2. 2.
    herds of camelsclassical

    Also used to refer to herds of camels.

Parallel reading

أذن خطلاء بينة الخطل، أي مسترخية.
A drooping ear, clearly showing looseness, meaning relaxed.
وثلة خطل، وهي الغنم المسترخية الآذان، وكذلك الكلاب، ومنه سمي الأخطل.
And a loose flock, which is sheep with relaxed ears, and likewise dogs, and from this Al-Akhtal was named.
ورمح خطل، أي مضطرب.
And a loose spear, meaning unsteady.
ورجل جواد خطل، أي سريع الإعطاء.
And a generous, loose man, meaning quick in giving.
والخطل: المنطق الفاسد المضطرب.
And Al-Khatl: corrupt, disordered speech.
وقد خطل في كلامه بالكسر خطلا وأخطل، أي أفحش.
And he spoke corruptly in his speech, with a kasra, 'khutlan' and 'akhtala', meaning he was obscene.
والخيطل: السنور.
And Al-Khiytal: the cat.
والخنطول: الذكر الطويل، والقرن الطويل.
And Al-Khuntool: the long male organ, and the long horn.
والخنطولة: واحدة الخناطيل، وهى قطعان البقر.
And Al-Khuntoolah: one of the Khunāṭīl, which are herds of cattle.
دعت مية الأعداد واستبدلت بها خناطيل آجال من العين خذل استبدلت بها، يعني منازلها التي تركتها.
Mayyah called out to the permanent waters and replaced them with herds of camels from the eye (of the well), abandoned, meaning her abandoned dwellings.
وكذلك الخناطيل من الإبل.
And likewise are the Khunāṭīl of camels.
وهى خناطيل تجوس الخضرا
And they are herds (of camels) roaming the green pastures.