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عسقل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to mirages and a specific type of truffle. It also includes a proper noun for a city.

Derived headwords

العَسْقَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mirageclassical

    The phenomenon of mirages, which are optical illusions of water or distant objects seen in hot weather.

العَسَاقِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Miragesclassical

    Plural form referring to mirages, optical illusions seen in arid conditions.

  2. 2.
    Trufflesclassical

    A type of truffle, specifically a variety found in the desert.

عَسْقُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Truffleclassical

    The singular form of a type of truffle, a subterranean fungus.

عسقلانname
  1. 1.
    a city, and it is the bride of Syriaboth

    a city, and it is the bride of Syria

Parallel reading

العسقلة: تريع العساقيل، وهي السراب، ولم أسمع بواحده.
Al-'asqalah: the shimmering of mirages, which are the mirages, and I have not heard of its singular form.
عيرانة كأتان الضحل ناجية إذا ترقص بالقور العساقيل
A swift she-camel, like a healthy she-donkey, surviving when the mirages shimmer across the plains.
والعساقيل: ضرب من الكمأة، الواحدة عسقول.
And al-'asaqil: a type of truffle, the singular is 'asqul.
ولقد جنيتك أكمؤا وعساقلا
And indeed, I have gathered for you truffles and 'asaqil.
وهي الكمأة الكبار البيض، يقال لها شحمة الأرض.
And they are the large white truffles, called 'the fat of the land'.
وعليه العساقيل مثل الشحم
And upon it are the 'asaqil like fat.
وعسقلان: مدينة، وهى عروس الشأم.
And Ascalon: a city, and it is the bride of Sham (Syria).