ت ءل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific gait or manner of walking, possibly characterized by a head movement. It also includes terms for a calamity or a dwarf-like person.

Derived headwords

التَأَلَانnoun

1.
gait with head movementclassical
A manner of walking where one seems to lift their head as they move, causing it to sway upwards.

التُؤَلnoun

1.
dwarfclassical
A short or stunted person, a dwarf.

التُؤَلَةnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A disaster, a grave misfortune, or a perplexing problem.

Parallel reading

هو الذي كأنه ينهض برأسه إذا مشى يحركه إلى فوق

It is one who, as if, lifts his head when he walks, moving it upwards.

والصواب بالنون

And the correct form is with the letter 'noon'.

هذا تصحيف فاضح

This is a blatant textual corruption.

وإنما هو النألان، بالنون

It is actually 'al-na'alān', with the letter 'noon'.

فلزمني التنبيه على صوابه

So it became incumbent upon me to point out its correctness.

لئلا يغتر به من لا يعرفه

So that one who does not know it is not deceived by it.

التوءل، بالضم، كفوفل: القميء

Al-tu'ul, with dammah, like 'fu'ful': the dwarf.

والتؤلة، كهمزة: الداهية

And al-tu'ulah, like 'hamzah': the calamity.