هدلع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This entry discusses a rare Arabic word, 'hindala', which is identified as a type of plant or legume. The discussion delves into its linguistic origins, its potential place within Arabic morphology, and its inclusion in various classical Arabic dictionaries and grammatical works.

Derived headwords

الهندلعnoun

1.
legume/plantclassical
A type of plant, possibly a legume, mentioned in classical Arabic texts.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه: الهندلع، بضم الهاء وسكون النون، وفتح الدال وكسر اللام: بقيلة

And among what is to be added to it is al-hindala, with a damma on the ha, sukun on the nun, fatha on the dal, and kasra on the lam: a legume.

قيل: إنها عربية

It was said: it is Arabic.

فإذا صح أنه من كلامهم وجب أن تكون نونه زائدة، لأنه لا أصل بإزائها فيقابلها

And if it is confirmed that it is from their speech, then its nun must be an addition, because there is no root corresponding to it.

ومثال الكلمة على هذا فنعلل

And an example of the word on this pattern is 'fan'alal'.

وهو بناء فائت

And it is a pattern that has been missed.

كذا في اللسان

Thus it is in Al-Lisan.

ونقل الصاغاني في العباب: قال أبو عثمان المازني: هذا من الأبنية التي فاتت سيبويه، وأغفلها

And Al-Sagani narrated in Al-'Ubab: Abu Uthman Al-Mazini said: This is from the patterns that Sibawayh missed and overlooked.

وقال شيخنا: أثبته ابن السراج، وكراع، وابن جني في الخصائص

And our Sheikh said: Ibn Al-Siraj, Kura', and Ibn Jinni in Al-Khasa'is affirmed it.

وذكره في التسهيل، وبسطه شراحه، أبو حيان وغيره

And he mentioned it in Al-Tashil, and its commentators, Abu Hayyan and others, elaborated on it.

قلت: ونقله السهيلي أيضا في الروض وقال: هو نبت

I say: And Al-Suhayli also narrated it in Al-Rawd and said: It is a plant.

وسيأتي الاختلاف فيه في همقع

And the disagreement about it will come later in (the root) hamqa'.