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قمل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns various types of small, parasitic insects or vermin, often associated with infestation or infestation-like conditions. It extends to metaphorical uses related to abundance, growth, and insignificance.

Derived headwords

قَمْلnoun
  1. 1.
    liceboth

    The common term for lice, small parasitic insects that infest hair and bodies.

  2. 2.
    verminclassical

    A general term for small, troublesome insects or pests, particularly those found on crops or animals.

قَمْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the singular (a louse)both

    the singular (a louse)

قَمِلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be infested with liceboth

    To have one's head or body infested with lice.

  2. 2.
    to be bloatedclassical

    To have a swollen or bloated belly, metaphorically.

قَمَلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    infestation of liceclassical

    The state or condition of being infested with lice.

قَمْلَىadjective
  1. 1.
    insignificantclassical

    Describing a person as lowly, base, or insignificant.

فَمْلnoun
  1. 1.
    tickclassical

    A small, blood-sucking arachnid, similar to a tick but smaller, that attaches to a weakened camel.

قَمْلَةُ الزَّرْعِnoun
  1. 1.
    crop pestclassical

    A specific type of flying insect, resembling a small locust, that affects crops.

أَقْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to sprout small leavesclassical

    Used for plants like 'urfuj' and 'ramath' when their young leaves begin to appear.

Parallel reading

القمل معروف، الواحدة قملة.
Lice are known; the singular is 'qamlah'.
وقد قمل رأسه بالكسر قملا.
And his head became infested with lice, with 'qamalan'.
وقمل بطنه أيضا، أي ضخم.
And his belly became bloated, meaning it was large.
حتى إذا قملت بطونكم ورأيتم أبناءكم شبوا
Until your bellies became bloated and you saw your children grow up.
فإنما يعني به كثرت قبائلكم.
It only means your tribes have become numerous.
والقملى، بالتحريك: الرجل الحقير.
And 'al-qamla', with vowel movement, refers to the insignificant man.
والفمل: دويبة من جنس القردان، إلا أنها أصغر منها يركب البعير عند الهزال.
And 'al-faml' is a small creature of the tick genus, except it is smaller and attaches to a camel when it is emaciated.
وأما قملة الزرع فدويبة أخرى تطير كالجراد في خلقة الحلم: وجمعها قمل.
As for 'qamlat al-zar', it is another small creature that flies like locusts in its creation, and its plural is 'qaml'.
وأقمل العرفج والرمث، إذا بدا ورقه صغارا أول ما يتفطر.
And 'urfuj' and 'ramath' 'aqmala' when their leaves appear small at the beginning of their budding.