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ح ر ك ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to walking or moving in a specific manner, possibly with a connotation of clumsiness or inefficiency. It also extends to the idea of a hunter's failure.

Derived headwords

حَرْكَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Clumsy walkingclassical

    A manner of walking that is perceived as clumsy or awkward. It is mentioned as being neglected by al-Jawhari and also referred to as 'al-rijalah'.

حَرْكَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To fail (hunter)classical

    Used to describe a hunter who has been unsuccessful in their pursuit. This meaning is attributed to scholars other than Ibn Duraid.

Parallel reading

كالحركلة أهمله الجوهري أيضا وهي الرجالة أيضا عن ابن دريد.
Like al-harakalah, which was also neglected by al-Jawhari, and it is also al-rijalah, according to Ibn Duraid.
وقيل: هو تصحيف الحوكلة، بالواو.
And it was said: it is a misspelling of al-hawkalah, with a waw.
قال غير ابن دريد: حركل الصائد: إذا أخفق كما في العباب.
Others than Ibn Duraid said: harakala the hunter: if he failed, as in al-'Abab.