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كتل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root كتل (ktl) primarily relates to the concept of being gathered, clumped, or amassed. It also extends to descriptions of shortness, a specific type of basket, and a particular gait.

Derived headwords

الكُتْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the gathered piece of gum and other thingsboth

    the gathered piece of gum and other things

المِكْتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    a basket-like container that holds fifteen sa'sboth

    a basket-like container that holds fifteen sa's

  2. 2.
    the short oneboth

    the short one

المُكْتَلadjective
  1. 1.
    a basket-like container that holds fifteen sa'sboth

    a basket-like container that holds fifteen sa's

  2. 2.
    the short oneboth

    the short one

الكُتَيْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palmclassical

    According to the dialect of Tayyi', this refers to a date palm tree that is out of reach.

كَتَائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall date palmsclassical

    A plural form, possibly referring to tall date palms, as suggested by the context of the poetry.

التَّكَتُّلnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of walkingboth

    a type of walking

الكُنْتَأَلadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortclassical

    Describing someone who is short. The 'n' is considered an extra letter in this form.

Parallel reading

الكتلة: القطعة المجتمعة من الصمغ وغيره.
Al-kutlah: The gathered piece of gum and other things.
والمكتل: شبه الزنبيل، يسع خمسة عشر صاعا.
And al-miktal: is like a zunbīl, holding fifteen ṣāʿs.
والمكتل، بالتشديد: القصير.
And al-muktall, with shadda: is the short one.
أبو عمرو: الكتيلة بلغة طيئ: ms1246 النخلة التى فاتت اليد.
Abu Amr: Al-kutaylah in the dialect of Tayyi': is the date palm that is out of reach.
قد أبصرت سعدى بها كتائلى مثل العذارى الحسن العطابل طويلة الاقناء والاثاكل والعطابل: جمع العطبول.
I have seen Sa'da with her tall date palms, like beautiful young women, tall of stature and long of neck; and al-'aṭābil: is the plural of al-'aṭbūl.
والعطابل: جمع العطبول.
And al-'aṭābil: is the plural of al-'aṭbūl.
ويروى " الحسر " بالراء.
And it is narrated as 'al-ḥusr' with the letter raa'.
والتكتل: ضرب من المشى.
And al-taktul: is a type of walking.
والكنتأل، بالضم: القصير، والنون زائدة.
And al-kunta'al, with damma: is the short one, and the 'n' is extra.