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فكل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of trembling or shivering, often associated with cold or fear. It also touches upon the concept of being unable to move or being paralyzed by such conditions.

Derived headwords

الافكلnoun
  1. 1.
    tremblingboth

    A state of shivering or trembling, often caused by cold or fear.

أفعلadjective
  1. 1.
    tremblingboth

    Describing someone who is trembling or shivering, typically due to cold or fear.

Parallel reading

الافكل، على أفعل، الرعدة.
Al-ifkil, on the pattern af'al, is trembling.
ولا يبنى منه فعل.
And no verb is derived from it.
يقال: أخذه أفكل، إذا ارتعد من برد أو خوف.
It is said: 'He was taken by af'kal,' meaning he trembled from cold or fear.
وهو ينصرف، فإن سميت به رجلا لم تصرفه في المعر
And it is declinable; if you name a man with it, you do not decline it in the genitive case.