ج ع د ل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of hardness, strength, and perhaps a specific type of animal or object characterized by these qualities. It is primarily found in classical sources and seems to describe something solid and robust.

Derived headwords

الجَعْدَلnoun

1.
Solid, strong thingclassical
A term mentioned by Ibn Duraid, referring to something solid and strong. It is noted as being similar in form to 'Ja'far'.

الجُنَعْدِلnoun

1.
Solid, strong thingclassical
A variant form of 'al-Ja'dal', also described as solid and strong. Its pattern is compared to 'kunhabal'.

خُبَعْثِنadjective

1.
Solid, strongclassical
A rare pattern described as 'solid and strong'. The entry notes its unusual form and the need for careful recording.

كُنْهَبَلadjective

1.
Large, robustclassical
A pattern mentioned in comparison to 'al-Jun'adil', implying largeness or robustness, similar to 'safargal'.

سَفَرْجَلnoun

1.
Quinceboth
A known fruit, mentioned as a comparison for the pattern 'kunhabal'.

Parallel reading

الجعدل، كجعفر أهمله الجوهري، وذكره ابن دريد

Al-Ja'dal, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, but mentioned by Ibn Duraid.

قال: كذلك الجنعدل، ككنهبل

He said: Likewise is Al-Jun'adil, like Kunhabal.

قال غيره: هو مثال خبعثن

Others said: It is an example of Khuba'thin.

أما كنهبل فإنه كسفرجل

As for Kunhabal, it is like Safargal.

وأما خبعثن، فإنه وزن غريب ينبغي تقييده

And as for Khuba'thin, it is a strange pattern that should be recorded.

هو بضم الخاء المعجمة وفتح الموحدة وسكون العين المهملة ثم ثاء مثلثة مكسورة: الصلب الشديد

It is with a damma on the emphatic kha, a fatha on the ba, sukoon on the 'ayn, then a kasra on the tha: the solid, the strong.

قال صخر بن عمير: وقبلها عام ارتبعنا الجعله مثل الأتان نصفا جنعدله

Sakhr bin 'Umayr said: And before it, in a year we experienced abundant rain, the she-ass was like half of a Jun'adil.