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ب س ك ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of slowness, lagging behind, or a specific type of speech impediment. It is primarily used in classical Arabic contexts, with limited modern applicability.

Derived headwords

البسكلnoun
  1. 1.
    The last one in a raceclassical

    The one who comes in last in a horse race, lagging significantly behind.

فسكلnoun
  1. 1.
    The last one in a raceclassical

    Synonymous with 'al-basakl', referring to the last participant to finish a race, especially in horse racing.

Parallel reading

البسكل، بالضم أهمله الجوهري
Al-basakl, with damma, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال غيره: هو الفسكل من الخيل وهو آخر الحلبة مجيئا
And others said: it is al-faskal of horses, and it is the last to arrive in the race.
وقيل: إن البسكل، بالباء: لثغة في الفاء، أو إبدال، كما زعمه ابن السكيت، في طائفة، نقله شيخنا
And it was said: that al-basakl, with a 'ba', is a lisp in the 'fa', or an substitution, as claimed by Ibn Al-Sikkit, concerning a group, as narrated by our shaykh.