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سول

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something being pleasing, attractive, or enticing, often in a deceptive way. It also extends to physical descriptions of looseness or relaxation, particularly in the abdomen and in the context of clouds.

Derived headwords

سَوَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to entice, to allureboth

    To make something seem attractive or desirable, often leading to temptation or wrongdoing.

  2. 2.
    to adorn, to embellishclassical

    To make something appear beautiful or appealing, sometimes deceptively.

تَسْوِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    enticement, allureboth

    The act of making something seem appealing or tempting, often with a negative connotation of deception.

  2. 2.
    embellishmentclassical

    The act of making something appear more attractive or beautiful than it is.

سَوْلnoun
  1. 1.
    relaxation of the lower abdomenclassical

    A state of looseness or relaxation in the area below the navel of the stomach.

أسْوَلadjective
  1. 1.
    loose, relaxed (abdomen)classical

    Describing a person, particularly a man, whose lower abdomen is loose or relaxed.

  2. 2.
    hanging, drooping (clouds)classical

    Describing clouds that are low-hanging, relaxed, or spread out.

سَوْلَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    loose, relaxed (abdomen)classical

    Describing a woman whose lower abdomen is loose or relaxed.

سُولadjective
  1. 1.
    loose, relaxed (abdomen)classical

    Describing a group of people whose lower abdomen is loose or relaxed.

Parallel reading

سولت له نفسه أمرا، أي زينته له.
His soul enticed him to a matter, meaning it adorned it for him.
والسول: استرخاء ما تحت السرة من البطن.
And as-sawl: the relaxation of what is beneath the navel of the abdomen.
ورجل أسول وامرأة سولاء، وقوم سول.
And a man is aswal, and a woman is sawlaa', and a people are sawl.
وسحاب أسول، أي مسترخ بين السول.
And clouds are aswol, meaning relaxed among the sawl.
سح نجاء الحمل الاسول
Rain swiftly the escape of the relaxed/hanging lamb.