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عرجل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of walking, particularly in a group or in a specific manner. It also extends to describe a group of horses and, metaphorically, a disheveled or wild-looking assembly of people.

Derived headwords

العَرْجَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    group of pedestriansclassical

    A collective noun referring to people who walk on their feet. It specifically implies a group of walkers, not just individuals.

  2. 2.
    group of horsesclassical

    A herd or troop of horses, as defined by Al-Khalil.

عَرْجَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    disheveled groupclassical

    Describes a group of people with unkempt hair, resembling beings not accustomed to cooked food, implying wildness or a primitive state.

الحَرْجَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    group of pedestrians (Tamim dialect)classical

    The word used by the Tamim tribe to refer to a group of pedestrians, equivalent to العرجلة.

Parallel reading

الذين يمشون على أقدامهم.
Those who walk on their feet.
ولا يقال عرجلة حتى يكونوا جماعة مشاة.
And it is not called 'arjala unless they are a group of walkers.
وعرجلة شعث الرؤس كأنهم بنو الجن لم تطبخ بنار قدورها
And a disheveled group of heads, as if they were the children of jinn whose pots have not been cooked by fire.
العرجلة: القطيع من الخيل.
Al-'Arjalah: The herd of horses.
وهى بلغة تميم: الحرجلة.
And it is, in the dialect of Tamim: Al-Harjalah.