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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities related to being short, stout, or physically unimpressive. It also extends to metaphorical states of being dirty after cleaning, or feigning foolishness after being sensible.

Derived headwords

التنتلnoun
  1. 1.
    short personboth

    A person who is short in stature.

التنتالةnoun
  1. 1.
    short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature. This term was omitted by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani.

تنتلverb
  1. 1.
    to be short and stoutclassical

    To be short and stout in build.

تنتلnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessclassical

    The state or quality of being short and stout.

تنتلةnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A location in the land of Ghatafan.

  2. 2.
    addled eggclassical

    An egg that is rotten or addled.

تنتل الرجلverb
  1. 1.
    to become dirty after cleaningclassical

    A man becoming dirty or soiled after having been cleaned.

  2. 2.
    to feign foolishness after being sensibleclassical

    A man acting foolish or pretending to be unintelligent after having been sensible and rational.

Parallel reading

التنتل كدرهم
Al-tintil is like dirham (in form).
والتنتالة بالكسر
And al-tintalah (with kasrah).
هو القصير من الناس
It is the short one among people.
والتنتل ملحق بنظائره
And al-tintil is appended to its parallels.
وقد يستدرك به وبما مر على بحرق، في شرح اللامية
And it, and what preceded it, may be included by Bahraq in his explanation of Al-Lamiya.
تنتلة: موضع في أرض غطفان
Tantalah: a place in the land of Ghatafan.
والتنتلة: البيضة المذرة
And al-tantalah: the addled egg.
تنتل الرجل: إذا تقذر بعد تنظيف
A man tantala: if he becomes dirty after cleaning.
وأيضا: تحامق بعد تعاقل
And also: he feigns foolishness after being sensible.