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وذل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to cutting or separating pieces, particularly of meat or precious metals. It also extends to the concept of a mirror, possibly due to its reflective quality.

Derived headwords

الوذيلةnoun
  1. 1.
    mirrorclassical

    A mirror, according to Al-Hudhali's dialect.

  2. 2.
    piece of silverclassical

    A piece of silver, as narrated by Abu Ubaid.

وذائلnoun
  1. 1.
    pieces of silverclassical

    The plural of 'al-wadhilah', referring to pieces of silver.

الوذالةnoun
  1. 1.
    meat cutclassical

    Meat that a butcher cuts off without proper division or portioning.

توذلواverb
  1. 1.
    to cut off meatclassical

    They cut off meat, referring to the action of a butcher taking portions without division.

Parallel reading

الوذيلة المرآة في لغتنا
Al-wadhilah is the mirror in our language.
الوذيلة القطعة من الفضة
Al-wadhilah is the piece of silver.
وجمعها وذائل
And its plural is wadhā'il.
والوذالة: ما يقطع الجزار من اللحم بغير قسم
And al-wadhālah is what the butcher cuts from the meat without division.
لقد توذلوا منه
They have indeed cut off from it.