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غلل

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root غلل primarily relates to concepts of enclosure, obstruction, and hidden or internal states. It encompasses meanings related to water channels, internal feelings like malice, and physical restraints, as well as things that are concealed or carried within.

Derived headwords

الغلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Yield, produceboth

    The produce or yield of something, often referring to crops or fruits. It is the singular form of الغلات.

  2. 2.
    Water channelclassical

    Water found between trees or plants, often a small, intermittent stream.

الغللnoun
  1. 1.
    Water channelclassical

    Water that does not have a continuous flow, appearing only slightly on the surface of the earth, sometimes hidden and sometimes visible.

  2. 2.
    Strainer, filterclassical

    A device used for filtering or straining liquids, such as the cloth placed on top of jugs.

  3. 3.
    Malice, hatredboth

    Deep-seated ill will, resentment, or hatred.

  4. 4.
    Thirstboth

    The burning sensation of intense thirst.

الأغلالnoun
  1. 1.
    Chains, shacklesboth

    The plural of غل, referring to fetters or restraints, typically made of iron, placed on the neck or limbs.

  2. 2.
    Water channelsclassical

    The plural of غلل, referring to water found between trees.

غللverb
  1. 1.
    To be maliciousboth

    To harbor malice, resentment, or hatred in one's heart.

  2. 2.
    To be thirstyboth

    To experience the burning sensation of thirst.

غلnoun
  1. 1.
    Malice, hatredboth

    Ill will, resentment, or hatred harbored in the heart.

  2. 2.
    Chain, shackleboth

    A restraint, typically made of iron, placed around the neck or limbs.

  3. 3.
    Deceit, fraudclassical

    Deception or trickery.

غلverb
  1. 1.
    To harbor maliceboth

    His chest harbored malice or hatred.

غل صدرهHis chest harbored malice.
غلverb
  1. 1.
    To be chainedboth

    His hand was chained to his neck.

غللت يده إلى عنقهHis hand was chained to his neck.
مغلولadjective
  1. 1.
    Chained, shackledboth

    Having one's hands or feet bound by chains or shackles.

  2. 2.
    Suffering from thirstboth

    Experiencing intense thirst.

غللverb
  1. 1.
    To suffer from thirstboth

    The man suffered from thirst.

غل الرجل يغل غللاThe man suffered from thirst.
الغليلnoun
  1. 1.
    Malice, hatredboth

    Deep-seated ill will, resentment, or hatred, similar to الغل.

  2. 2.
    Thirstboth

    The burning sensation of intense thirst.

  3. 3.
    Date pits mixed with fodderclassical

    Date pits that are mixed with chopped straw and fed to a she-camel.

الغلغلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Speedy travelclassical

    The act of moving or traveling at a high speed.

المغلغلةadjective
  1. 1.
    Message carried swiftlyclassical

    A message or dispatch that is carried rapidly from one place to another.

الغالnoun
  1. 1.
    Lowland with treesclassical

    A low-lying area of land that is abundant with trees, such as acacia and talh trees.

  2. 2.
    A type of plantclassical

    A specific type of plant.

غلانnoun
  1. 1.
    Plantsclassical

    The plural of غال, referring to a type of plant.

غلانadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely thirstyclassical

    A camel that is suffering from severe thirst.

المغتَلadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely thirstyclassical

    A camel or other animal suffering from severe thirst.

غلولnoun
  1. 1.
    Food consumedclassical

    The food that enters a person's stomach, used in the phrase 'food of the elder'.

الغلالةnoun
  1. 1.
    Undergarmentclassical

    An undergarment worn beneath a tunic or armor.

غلverb
  1. 1.
    To harbor maliceboth

    His chest harbored malice or hatred.

غل صدره يغل بالكسر غلاHis chest harbored malice or hatred.
غلnoun
  1. 1.
    Chain, shackleboth

    A single restraint, typically made of iron, placed around the neck or limbs.

غل قملnoun
  1. 1.
    Ill-tempered womanclassical

    A derogatory term for a woman of bad character, originally referring to a type of chain that attracted lice.

غلverb
  1. 1.
    To be chainedboth

    He was chained, with his hand reaching his neck.

غل فهو مغلولHe was chained, and he is chained.
أل وغلphrase
  1. 1.
    Nothing at allclassical

    An idiom meaning 'nothing' or 'of no value'.

ما له أل وغلHe has nothing at all.
الغلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Heat of thirstboth

    The burning sensation associated with intense thirst.

الغليلnoun
  1. 1.
    Heat of thirstboth

    The burning sensation of intense thirst.

Parallel reading

ينجيه من مثل حمام الاغلال.
He saves him from the likes of the flocks of birds descending upon the water channels.
يقول: ينجى هذا الفرس من خيل سراع في الغارة كالحمام الواردة.
He says: This horse saves him from swift cavalry in a raid, like descending flocks of birds.
الغلل: الماء الذى ليس له جرية، وإنما يظهر على وجه الأرض ظهورا قليلا، فيخفى مرة ويظهر مرة.
Al-ghalil: Water that does not have a continuous flow, appearing only slightly on the surface of the earth, sometimes hidden and sometimes visible.
لها غلل من رازقي وكرسف بأيمان عجم ينصفون المقاولا
She has strainers of roses and cotton in the hands of non-Arabs who are fair in their dealings.
يعنى الفدام الذى على رأس الاباريق.
He means the cloth covering the mouth of jugs.
وبعضهم يرويه: " غلل " جمع غلة.
And some of them narrate it as 'ghulal', the plural of 'ghalla'.
والغلغلة: سرعة السير.
And al-ghalghalah: speed of travel.
والمغلغلة: الرسالة المحمولة من بلد إلى بلد.
And al-mughalghalah: a message carried from one country to another.
والغال: أرض مطمئنة ذات شجر، ومنابت السلم والطلح.
And al-ghal: a low-lying land with trees, and places where acacia and talh grow.
يقال: غال من سلم، كما يقال عيص من سدر، وقصيمة من غضى.
It is said: 'ghal' from acacia, as 'ays' is from lote trees, and 'qasimah' from ghada shrubs.
وبعير غلان بالفتح: شديد العطش، وكذلك المغتل.
And a camel 'ghalan' (with fatha): extremely thirsty, and likewise al-mughattal.
ويقال: نعم غلول الشيخ هذا، أي الطعام الذي يدخله جوفه، على فعول بفتح الفاء.
And it is said: 'This is the good ghulul of the elder', meaning the food that enters his stomach, on the pattern of 'fuhul'.
والغل بالكسر: الغش والحقد أيضا.
And al-ghull (with kasra): deceit and malice also.
وقد غل صدره يغل بالكسر غلا، إذا كان ذا غش أو ضغن وحقد.
And his chest harbored malice, yaghillu (with kasra) ghallan, if he possessed deceit, resentment, or hatred.
والغل بالضم: واحد الأغلال.
And al-ghull (with damma): one of the shackles.
يقال في رقبته غل من حديد.
It is said: 'He has a chain of iron around his neck.'
ومننه قيل للمرأة السيئة الخلق: غل قمل.
From this, a woman of bad character is called: 'ghul qaml' (lousy chain).
وأصله أن الغل كان يكون من قد، وعليه شعر، فيقمل.
And its origin is that the chain used to be made of hide, with hair on it, so lice would infest it.
غللت يده إلى عنقه، وقد غل فهو مغلول.
His hand was chained to his neck, and he was chained, so he is chained.
يقال: ما له أل وغل.
It is said: 'He has nothing at all.'
والغل أيضا والغلة: حرارة العطش، وكذلك الغليل.
And al-ghal also and al-ghalla: the heat of thirst, and likewise al-ghalil.
تقول منه: غل الرجل يغل غللا، فهو مغلول، على ما لم يسم فاعله.
You say from it: The man suffered from thirst, yaghillu ghallalan, so he is suffering from thirst (passive), according to what the doer is not named.
والغليل: الضغن والحقد، مثل الغل.
And al-ghalil: resentment and hatred, like al-ghull.
والغليل: النوى يخلط بالقت، تعلفه الناقة.
And al-ghalil: date pits mixed with fodder, which the she-camel eats.
قال علقمة:
Alqamah said: