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عندل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of physical stature and characteristics, specifically tallness and largeness of head. It also touches upon linguistic rules for word formation and pluralization.

Derived headwords

العندلnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personclassical

    A description of a person who is tall in stature.

  2. 2.
    large-headed personclassical

    A description of a person characterized by a large head.

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'

العنادلnoun
  1. 1.
    nightingalesboth

    The plural form of 'al-'andaleeb', referring to multiple nightingales.

Parallel reading

العندل: الطويل
Al-'andal: the tall.
هو العظيم الرأس، مثل القندل
He is the one with the large head, like al-qandal.
وأما العنادل جمع العندليب، فمحذوف منه
As for al-'anadel, the plural of al-'andaleeb, it is derived from it.
لان كل اسم جاوز أربعة أحرف ms1225 ولم يكن الرابع من حروف المد واللين، فإنه يرد إلى الرباعي ثم يبنى منه الجمع والتصغير
Because every noun exceeding four letters, where the fourth letter is not one of the long vowels (alif, waw, ya), is reduced to a four-letter form, from which the plural and diminutive are built.
فإن كان الحرف الرابع من حروف المد واللين فإنها لا ترد إلى الرباعي وتبنى منه
But if the fourth letter is one of the long vowels, it is not reduced to a four-letter form and the plural is built from it.