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عظل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of clinging, sticking together, or becoming entangled, often in a sexual context for animals. It extends to concepts of gathering, joining, and even poetic techniques.

Derived headwords

عاظلتverb
  1. 1.
    to cling together (animals)both

    Used for animals, particularly dogs, locusts, and other creatures, when they stick to each other during mating or when entangled.

معاظلةnoun
  1. 1.
    clinging togetherclassical

    The act of animals clinging to each other, especially during copulation.

عظالاnoun
  1. 1.
    clinging togetherclassical

    A plural form referring to the act of clinging together, particularly in the context of animal mating.

تعاظلتverb
  1. 1.
    to cling to each otherclassical

    A verb form indicating mutual clinging or sticking together, used for animals.

عاظلadjective
  1. 1.
    clingingclassical

    Describing locusts or other creatures that cling together.

عظلىadjective
  1. 1.
    clingingclassical

    An adjective form, likely a variant or intensifier, describing locusts that cling together.

العظالnoun
  1. 1.
    entanglementclassical

    Refers to a state of being entangled or stuck together, used metaphorically for poetic inclusion.

العظالىname
  1. 1.
    Al-'Aẓālīclassical

    The name of a specific day in Arab history, possibly named due to people riding on each other or multiple people sharing a single mount.

تعظلverb
  1. 1.
    to gather uponclassical

    Used to describe people gathering or assembling upon a specific individual.

يعاظلverb
  1. 1.
    to include (poetry)classical

    Used in the context of poetry, meaning to include or incorporate one verse within another (tadmin).

Parallel reading

عاظلت الكلاب معاظلة وعظالا، وتعاظلت، إذا لزم بعضها بعضا في السفاد.
Dogs engaged in clinging together (mu'aẓalah and 'iẓāl), and clung to each other (ta'aẓalat), when they stuck to one another during copulation.
وكذلك الجراد وكل ما ينشب.
And likewise locusts and anything that gets stuck.
وجراد عاظل وعظلى.
And locusts that cling together ('āẓil and 'uẓlā).
تمشى الكلب دنا للكلبة: يبغى العظال مصحرا بالسوأة
The dog walked, approaching the female dog: seeking entanglement, exposing its private parts.
ويوم العظالى: يوم للعرب، سمى بذلك لان الناس ركب بعضهم بعضا فيه.
And the Day of Al-'Aẓālī: a day for the Arabs, named so because people rode on each other during it.
ويقال: لانه ركب الاثنان والثلاثة الدابة الواحدة.
And it is said: because two or three rode a single animal.
فإن تك في يوم العظالى ملامة فيوم الغبيط كان أخزى وألوما
If there is blame in the Day of Al-'Aẓālī, then the Day of Al-Ghabīṭ was more shameful and blameworthy.
وتعظل القوم على فلان: اجتمعوا عليه.
And the people gathered upon so-and-so (ta'aẓẓala 'alā fulān): they assembled upon him.
والعظال في القوافي: التضمين.
And Al-'Aẓāl (entanglement) in poetry: is Tadmin (inclusion).
يقال: فلان لا يعاظل بين القوافى.
It is said: So-and-so does not include verses within each other (la yu'āẓil bayna al-qawāfī).