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قندفل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses the concept of largeness and bulk, particularly in reference to animals. It explores the word 'qindafīl' as an adjective describing something massive, possibly of Persian origin, and relates it to the size of a camel.

Derived headwords

قِنْدَافِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    Huge, massiveclassical

    Describing something extremely large and bulky, often used for animals.

قِنْدَافِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Elephantclassical

    A large, massive animal, potentially used metaphorically for something of immense size.

Parallel reading

القند فيل: الضخم.
Al-qindafīl: the huge.
وتحت رحلى حرة ذمول * مائرة الضبعين قند فيل * للمرو في أخفافها صليل
And beneath my saddle is a free, flowing [she-camel] * with bulging flanks, huge like an elephant * with a ringing sound in her hooves for the stones.
وأنا أظنه معربا، كأنه شبه ناقته بفيل يقال له بالفارسية: " كنده پيل ".
And I think it is an Arabized word, as if he likened his she-camel to an elephant called in Persian: 'kinda pīl'.