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Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of largeness, robustness, and intensity. It extends to descriptions of large creatures like lizards and insects, as well as large containers. It also encompasses the idea of being thrown down or overcome, and metaphorically, potent substances like poison.

Derived headwords

الجَحَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large chameleonclassical

    A large chameleon, specifically the male of the species known as 'Umm Hubayn'.

  2. 2.
    Large monitor lizardclassical

    A large, old monitor lizard. Some also describe it as 'huge'.

  3. 3.
    Large dragonflyclassical

    A large dragonfly, described as being similar in form to a locust. If it falls, its wings do not close.

  4. 4.
    Type of small dragonflyclassical

    A type of small dragonfly.

  5. 5.
    Large waterskin or wineskinclassical

    A large waterskin or wineskin.

  6. 6.
    Large dung beetleclassical

    A large dung beetle.

  7. 7.
    Large-flanked oneclassical

    Describing something or someone as large in the flanks.

  8. 8.
    Camels' fodder and youngclassical

    Refers to the fodder for camels and their young offspring.

الجُحْلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Dragonflies (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'al-yahsub' (dragonfly), referring to large dragonflies.

  2. 2.
    Dung beetles (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'al-ja'al' (dung beetle), referring to large dung beetles.

جُحْلname
  1. 1.
    Poet's nameclassical

    A name of a poet, Jahl bin Hanthalah.

  2. 2.
    Narrator's nameclassical

    The name of a narrator, Al-Hakam bin Jahl Al-Azdi.

  3. 3.
    Companion's nameclassical

    The name of a companion, Salim bin Bishr bin Jahl.

جَحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To throw downboth

    To throw someone down forcefully; to fell.

جَحْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    A throwing downboth

    The act of throwing someone down; a fall.

تَجْحِيلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    Forceful throwing downclassical

    Intensified act of throwing down or felling, emphasizing the force and completeness of the action.

الجَحْلَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-bodied she-camelclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is large in its overall build and form.

الجَيْحَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large smooth rockclassical

    A large, smooth rock.

  2. 2.
    Leather for shieldsclassical

    Leather from a type of turtle used to make shields.

  3. 3.
    Large of anythingclassical

    The large or great one of anything.

  4. 4.
    Mountainclassical

    A mountain.

المُجَحَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    Felledboth

    One who has been thrown down or felled.

الجَحَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    Poisonclassical

    A potent poison.

  2. 2.
    Killerclassical

    Something that kills; a killer.

امرأة جيحلadjective
  1. 1.
    Robustly built womanclassical

    A woman who is coarse in build and large.

أبو جحلname
  1. 1.
    Muslim ibn Awsajahclassical

    A name referring to Muslim ibn Awsajah Al-Asadi, who was martyred with Al-Husayn ibn Ali.

جَحْلَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To throw downclassical

    To throw someone down; the 'mim' is considered an extra letter.

الجَحَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Young of a monitor lizardclassical

    The young offspring of a monitor lizard.

Parallel reading

فلما تقضت حاجة من تحمل ... وأظهرن واقلولى على عوده الجحل
When the need for carrying was over... and they showed their young ones on its return, the great chameleon.
الجحل: الضب الكبير المسن
Al-Jahl: The large, old monitor lizard.
الجحل: اليعسوب عن أبي زيد، زاد غيره: العظيم
Al-Jahl: The dragonfly, according to Abu Zayd; others added: the large one.
الجحل: ضرب من اليعاسيب، من صغارها
Al-Jahl: A type of dragonfly, from the smaller ones.
الجحل أيضا: السقاء الضخم أو الزق، عن أبي زيد
Al-Jahl also: The large waterskin or wineskin, according to Abu Zayd.
الجحل: العظيم الجنبين
Al-Jahl: The one large in the flanks.
وجحل بن حنظلة: شاعر
And Jahl bin Hanthalah: a poet.
والحكم بن جحل الأزدي
And Al-Hakam bin Jahl Al-Azdi.
وسالم بن بشر هكذا في النسخ، والصواب: سلم بن بشير بن جحل شيخ لأبي عوانة الوضاح تابعيان
And Salim bin Bishr, thus in the manuscripts, but the correct reading is: Salam bin Bashir bin Jahl, a teacher of Abu 'Awanah Al-Waddah, both are Successors.
وجحله، كمنعه جحلا وجحله تجحيلا، شدد للمبالغة: صرعه
And he felled him, like 'man'a-hu', with 'jahlan' and 'tajheelan', the latter intensified for emphasis: meaning he threw him down.
وإن أبا جحل قتيل مجحل
And Abu Jahl is a slain man, one who has been felled.
الجحلاء: الناقة العظيمة الخلق
Al-Jahla': The she-camel of great build.
الجيحل، كحيدر: الصخرة العظيمة الملساء
Al-Jayhal, like 'Haydar': The large, smooth rock.
منه بعجز كصفاة الجيحل
From its hindquarters like the rock of Al-Jayhal.
الجيحل: جلد نوع من سمك للترسة تتخذ منه
Al-Jayhal: Leather from a type of fish for shields, from which they are made.
الجيحل: العظيم من كل شيء
Al-Jayhal: The large one of everything.
المجحل كمعظم: المصروع
Al-Mujahhal, like 'Mu'azzam': The one who has been felled.
جرعه الذيفان والجحالا
He made him drink the poison and the deadly poison.
امرأة جيحل: غليظة الخلق ضخمة
A 'Jihla' woman: coarse in build and large.
أبو جحل مسلم بن عوسجة الأسدي
Abu Jahl, Muslim bin Awsajah Al-Asadi.
وجحلمه: صرعه، والميم زائدة
And he felled him, and the 'mim' is an extra letter.
والجيحل: الجبل
And Al-Jayhal: The mountain.
والجحل: ولد الضب
And Al-Jahl: The young of the monitor lizard.