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قرزل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root 'qrzl' appears to be primarily used to denote a specific horse's name and, metaphorically, a base or ignoble person. Its usage is quite limited and specific within classical Arabic texts.

Derived headwords

قُرْزُلname
  1. 1.
    Name of a horseclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific horse that belonged to Tufayl ibn Malik.

القُرْزُلnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble personclassical

    A term used to describe a base, ignoble, or contemptible individual.

Parallel reading

بالضم: اسم فرس كان لطفيل ابن مالك.
With damma: the name of a horse that belonged to Tufayl ibn Malik.
والقرزل: اللئيم
And al-qurzul: the ignoble one.
ولا قرزلا وسط الرجال جنادفا إذا ما مشى أو قال قولا تبلتعا
And not an ignoble one among men, a stout one, when he walks or speaks a word that is swallowed.