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عله

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of confusion, bewilderment, and intense emotion. It also extends to descriptions of intense hunger, spiritedness in animals, and specific types of garments.

Derived headwords

العِلَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    illnessboth

    illness

  2. 2.
    and an event that distracts its owner from his purposeboth

    and an event that distracts its owner from his purpose

عَلِهَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, he gave him the second drinkboth

    meaning, he gave him the second drink

عَلِهَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, he gave him the second drinkboth

    meaning, he gave him the second drink

عَلِهَتْ تَرَدَّدُ — She was confused, wandering
عَلْهَانadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely hungryclassical

    Describing someone who is intensely hungry.

عَلْهَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely hungry (fem.)classical

    The feminine form of 'alhan', describing a female who is intensely hungry.

  2. 2.
    Spirited, lively (horse)classical

    Describing a horse that is energetic and spirited, especially when being reined.

العُلْهَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Male ostrichclassical

    A term for a male ostrich.

العَالِهnoun
  1. 1.
    Female ostrichclassical

    A term for a female ostrich.

العَلْهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel wool garmentsclassical

    Two garments made from camel wool, worn under armor.

Parallel reading

العله: التحير والدهش.
Al-'illah: confusion and astonishment.
وقد عله علها.
And he was confused by it.
قال لبيد علهت تردد في نهاء صعائد سبعا تؤاما كاملا أيامها
Labeed said, 'She was confused, wandering in the hollows of the stony ground for seven full, twin days.'
ورجل علهان وامرأة علهى، مثل غرثان وغرثى، أي شديد الجوع.
And a man 'alhan' and a woman 'alaha', like 'gharthan' and 'gharthaa', meaning extremely hungry.
وقد عله يعله.
And he was confused, he is confused.
وفرس علهى: نشيطة في اللجام.
And a horse 'alaha': spirited in the bridle.
والعلهان أيضا: الظليم.
And 'al-ulhan' also: the male ostrich.
والعاله: النعامة.
And 'al-'aalah': the female ostrich.
والعلهاء: ثوبان ينذف فيهما وبر الابل، يلبسان تحت الدرع.
And 'al-ulhaa': two garments into which camel wool is spun, worn under the armor.
وتصدى ليصرع البطل الأر وع بين العلهاء والسربال
And he confronted him to fell the mighty hero between the 'ulhaa' and the tunic.
وأصل العلة الحدة والانهماك.
And the origin of 'al-illah' is intensity and absorption.