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ج ن د ل
Root entry · 9 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns stones, particularly large ones, and places characterized by stones. It also extends to specific locations and personal names derived from this concept.
Derived headwords
الجندلnoun
- 1.stones carriedboth
Stones that a person can carry.
- 2.stoneboth
Generally, any stone, or specifically a large rock resembling a human head.
جندلnoun
- 1.place of stonesclassical
A location where stones gather.
جندلةnoun
- 1.place abundant with stonesboth
An area characterized by a large quantity of stones.
- 2.single stoneboth
The singular form of 'jandal', referring to a stone.
الجنادلnoun
- 1.strong gripclassical
A powerful and firm grip or hold, often associated with something large and strong.
دومة الجندلname
- 1.Dumat al-Jandalboth
A specific, well-known location.
جندلname
- 1.Jandalboth
A proper name.
جندل بن الراعيname
- 1.Jandal bin al-Ra'iboth
The name of a poet.
جندلة بن نضلةname
- 1.Jandalah bin Nadhlaboth
The name of a companion (Sahabi).
الجنادلname
- 1.al-Janadilboth
A location situated three miles above Aswan.
Parallel reading
ما يقله الرجل من الحجارة
What a man can carry of stones.
هو الحجر كله
It is all stone.
وتيماء لم يترك بها جذع نخلة ... ولا أجما إلا مشيدا بجندل
And Tayma, it left no palm trunk... nor any mound except one built up with stones.
صخرة كرأس الإنسان
A rock like a human head.
قالوا: جندل يعنون الجنادل، وصرفوه لنقصان البناء عما لا ينصرف
They said: 'Jandal' meaning 'al-Janadil', and they made it declinable due to its structure being less than that which is indeclinable.
الموضع تجتمع فيه الحجارة
The place where stones gather.
أرض جندلة ... أي كثيرتها
An 'ard jandalah... meaning abundant with it (stones).
القوى الشد يد العظيم
The strong, great grip.
حمامة جزعا دومة الجندل اسجعى ... فأنت بمرأى من سعاد ومسمع
O dove, distressed, of Dumat al-Jandal, coo... for you are within sight and hearing of Su'ad.
بقعة معروفة
A known place.
يلحن من جندل ذي معارك
He errs from Jandal Dhi Ma'arik.
كأنه يسمى بجندل، وبذى معارك، فأبدل ذي معارك من جندل
As if it is named Jandal, and by Dhi Ma'arik, so 'Dhi Ma'arik' is substituted for 'Jandal'.
أي من حجارة هذا الموضع
Meaning from the stones of this place.
يمر كجندلة المنجني ... ق يرمى بها السور يوم القتال
It passes like the stone of a catapult, by which the wall is struck on the day of battle.