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ح س ق ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to smallness, specifically referring to the young of animals or small creatures. It is noted as a less common or possibly variant term.

Derived headwords

الحِسْقِلnoun
  1. 1.
    small youngclassical

    The small young of any creature or animal.

الحِسْفِلnoun
  1. 1.
    small youngclassical

    A variant or possibly erroneous spelling for 'al-hisqil', referring to the small young of any creature.

Parallel reading

الحسقل، كزبرج أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني، وهو الصغير من ولد كل شيء لغة في الحسفل، أو تصحيف.
Al-hisqil, like zubraj, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani, and it is the small one from the offspring of everything, a language variant of al-hisfil, or a textual corruption.