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سدل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of letting something hang down, fall, or be lowered. It extends to describing things that hang loosely, like hair or curtains, and also has specific applications to objects like veils and even a type of bird.

Derived headwords

سَدَلَverb
  1. 1.
    he let it down, loosened itboth

    he let it down, loosened it

سَدْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    letting hang downboth

    The act or instance of letting something hang down loosely.

مُنْسَدِلadjective
  1. 1.
    hanging hairboth

    hanging hair

السَّدِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    veilclassical

    A covering or veil that hangs down, specifically one used to cover a howdah (a seat on an elephant).

السُّدُولnoun
  1. 1.
    veilsclassical

    Plural of السديل, referring to coverings or veils that hang down.

  2. 2.
    strings of jewelsclassical

    A string or strand of jewels or precious stones.

السَّدَائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    veilsclassical

    Plural of السديل, referring to coverings or veils that hang down.

الأَسْدَالnoun
  1. 1.
    veilsclassical

    Plural of السديل, referring to coverings or veils that hang down.

السَّدْلnoun
  1. 1.
    string of jewelsclassical

    A string or strand of jewels or precious stones.

السُّدْلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian wordclassical

    A word of Persian origin, referring to a structure described as three houses within one, similar to a 'حارى' (possibly a type of building or enclosure).

السَّنْدَلnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird that eats 'البيش' (a substance, possibly a type of grain or seed).

Parallel reading

سدل ثوبه يسدله بالضم سدلا أي أرخاه
He let his garment hang down, letting it fall, meaning he loosened it.
وشعر منسدل
And hanging hair.
والسديل: ما أسبل على الهودج
And the Sabil: what is let down over the howdah.
والجمع السدول والسدائل والأسدال
And the plural is al-sudul, al-sada'il, and al-asdal.
والسدل: السمط من الجوهر
And al-sadl: the string of jewels.
وزين الاشلة بالسدول
And the 'ashalah was adorned with strings of jewels.
والسدلى على فعلى، معرب وأصله بالفارسية " سدله "
And al-sudla is on the pattern 'fu'la', it is a loanword and its origin is Persian 'sadlah'.
كأنه ثلاثة بيوت في بيت كالحارى بكمين
As if it were three houses in one house, like al-Hary with two openings.
والسندل: طائر يأكل البيش
And al-sandal: a bird that eats al-bayish.
عن الجاحظ
From Al-Jahiz.