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عندل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes large, imposing entities, particularly large-headed camels. It also extends to the concept of being tall and, metaphorically, to the loud or resonant sound of a bird.

Derived headwords

العندلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large-headed camelclassical

    A camel that is large-headed, with this characteristic applying equally to males and females.

عنادلnoun
  1. 1.
    its plural is 'anādil'both

    its plural is 'anādil'

عندلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall femaleclassical

    A female animal, specifically mentioned in the context of a camel, that is tall.

يعندلverb
  1. 1.
    and the nightingale 'yu'andil', meaning 'it sings' or 'makes a sound'both

    and the nightingale 'yu'andil', meaning 'it sings' or 'makes a sound'

العندليبnoun
  1. 1.
    al-'andalīb, on the pattern of 'zanjabīl', is a bird called 'al-hazār' with a fatha on the ha'both

    al-'andalīb, on the pattern of 'zanjabīl', is a bird called 'al-hazār' with a fatha on the ha'

Parallel reading

كيف ترى فعل طلاحياتها عنادل الهامات صندلاتها شداقم الاشداق شدقماتها
How do you see the actions of its strong ones, its large-headed ones, its sturdy ones, its broad-jawed ones, its wide-mouthed ones?
العندل: البعير الضخم الرأس، يستوى فيه المذكر والمؤنث.
Al-'indal: The camel with a large head, in which the male and female are equal.
قال أبو عمرو: العندل: الطويل، والانثى عندلة.
Abu Amr said: Al-'indal: The tall one, and the female is 'indalah.
ليست بعصلاء تذمي (2) الكلب نكهتها ولا بعندلة يصطك ثدياها
She is not lean and foul-smelling to the dog, nor is she tall with her udders knocking together.
والبلبل يعندل، أي يصوت.
And the nightingale 'ya'andal', meaning it makes a sound.
والعندليب (1) : طائر يقال له الهزار.
And al-'indalīb: A bird called the hazār.