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قعثل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of movement or gait, and also to a characteristic of arrows.

Derived headwords

القَعْثَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gaitclassical

    A specific manner of walking or gait, likened to another gait.

القَعْوَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gaitclassical

    A type of gait or manner of walking.

المِقْثَعَلadjective
  1. 1.
    arrow characteristicclassical

    Describes an arrow that has not been properly straightened or fletched.

Parallel reading

القعثلة: مشية مثل القعولة
Al-qa'thalah: a gait like al-qa'wulah.
والمقثعل (1) من السهام: الذي لم يبر بريا جيدا
And al-miqth'al from the arrows: one that has not been straightened or fletched well.
فر‌ميت القوم رشقا صائبا ليس بالعصل ولا بالمقثعل
So I shot the people with an accurate shot, not crooked nor defective.