ح ك ل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of obscurity, confusion, and speech impediments. It also extends to meanings of being short, stubborn, or initiating trouble, with some specific animal and proper noun references.

Derived headwords

الحِكْلُnoun

1.
mute creaturesclassical
Refers to animals whose sounds are not heard, like ants and gnats. It can also mean mute beings among birds and beasts.
2.
Solomon's knowledgeclassical
A name for Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him), specifically referring to his knowledge of the speech of ants.

الحَكَلُnoun

1.
horse's hind leg defectclassical
A defect in a horse's hind legs, specifically a looseness in the fetlocks.

الحُكْلَةُnoun

1.
speech impedimentboth
A lisp or impediment in speech that makes articulation unclear.

حَكَلَverb

1.
to be obscure/confusingclassical
To be unclear, ambiguous, or confusing, especially regarding information.
2.
to stand on one legclassical
To stand a spear upright on one of its legs.
3.
to strike with a stickclassical
To strike someone with a stick, as a form of punishment or aggression.

اِحْتَكَلَverb

1.
to be confusing/ambiguousclassical
To be confusing, ambiguous, or perplexing, similar to 'ashkala'.
2.
to learn a foreign languageclassical
To learn a non-Arabic language after having learned Arabic.

أَحْكَلَverb

1.
to stir up troubleclassical
To incite or stir up trouble or evil against people.

الحَوْكَلُadjective

1.
shortclassical
Describing someone who is short in stature.
2.
stingyclassical
Describing someone as stingy or miserly.

الحَوْكَلَةُnoun

1.
a type of gaitclassical
A specific manner or style of walking.

اِشْتَكَلَverb

1.
to be confusing/ambiguousclassical
To be confusing, ambiguous, or perplexing; to become entangled.

الحَاكِلُnoun

1.
one who guessesclassical
Someone who makes conjectures or guesses.

التَحَكُّلُnoun

1.
stubbornness in ignoranceclassical
Persistence or obstinacy in ignorance or foolishness.

حَكَلَتْverb

1.
to walk slowly/heavilyclassical
To walk with heaviness and slowness.

الحُكَيْلَةُnoun

1.
lispclassical
A lisp or speech impediment.

الحِكْلِئِيُّadjective

1.
related to knowledge of antsclassical
An epithet referring to knowledge of the speech of ants, possibly related to Solomon.

عبد الله بن حكلname

1.
a companionclassical
A Shami Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad) named Abdullah bin Hukl.

Parallel reading

الحِكْلُ، بالضم من الحيوان: ما لا يسمع صوته كالذر والنمل.

Al-hiklu, with damma, from animals: that whose sound is not heard, like ants and termites.

وقيل: العجم من الطيور والبهائم.

And it was said: the mute ones among birds and beasts.

قال الليث: الحكل في رجز رؤبة: اسم لسليمان عليه الصلاة والسلام وهو قوله: لو أنني أوتيت علم الحكل

Al-Layth said: Al-hikl in the poetry of Ru'ba is a name for Solomon, peace be upon him, and it is his saying: If I were given the knowledge of Al-hikl

الحكل في الفرس: امساح نساه، ورخاوة في كعبيه كذا في المحكم، إلا أنه مضبوط: الحكل، بالتحريك.

Al-hakal in a horse: looseness of its hindquarters, and weakness in its fetlocks, as in Al-Muhkam, except that it is vocalized: Al-hakal, with haraka.

الحكلة بهاء: العجمة في الكلام يقال: في لسانه حكلة: أي عجمة لا يبين بها الكلام.

Al-hukla, with haa: the impediment in speech. It is said: 'In his tongue is hukla': meaning an impediment that makes speech unclear.

وحكل علي الخبر: أشكل

And the news became unclear to me: it was confusing.

وكذلك احتكل: إذا التبس واشتبه كأحكل، قاله الزجاج، وكذلك: عكل وأعكل.

And likewise ihtakala: when it became confused and ambiguous, like ahkala, said Al-Zajjaj, and likewise: 'akala and a'kala.

قال ابن عباد: حكل الرمح حكلا: أقامه على إحدى رجليه.

Ibn Abbad said: Hakala the spear, haklan: to set it up on one of its legs.

حكل بالعصا حكلا: ضرب هذلية، قال بعض هذيل: لئن أظفرني الله بك لأحكلنك بالعصا حكلا: أي لأضربنك بها.

Hakala with a stick, haklan: a strike by Hudhayl. Some of Hudhayl said: If God grants me victory over you, I will hakala you with a stick, haklan: meaning, I will strike you with it.

والحوكلة بهاء: ضرب من المشي عن ابن عباد.

And Al-hawkal, with haa: a type of gait, from Ibn Abbad.

واحتكل عليه الأمر: اشتكل والتبس واشتبه.

And the matter became confusing to him: it was confusing, ambiguous, and unclear.

احتكل: تعلم العجمية بعد العربية قاله الفراء.

Ihtakala: to learn a foreign language after Arabic, said Al-Farra'.

قال ابن الأعرابي: الحاكل: المخمن نقله الأزهري.

Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Al-hakil: the conjecturer, as narrated by Al-Azhari.

وأحكل عليهم: أثار عليهم شرا

And ahkala upon them: he stirred up evil against them.

أبوا علي الناس أبوا فأحكلوا تأبى لهم أرومة وأول يبلى الحديد قبلها والجندل

The people refused me, they refused, so they stirred up trouble; a noble lineage and precedence refuse for them; iron wears out before it, and the stones.

والتحكل: اللجاج بالجهل عن ابن عباد.

And Al-tahakkul: stubbornness in ignorance, from Ibn Abbad.

حكلت في المشي: تثاقلت وتباطأت، نقله الصاغاني.

Hakalat in walking: she became heavy and slow, as narrated by Al-Sagani.

والحكيلة، كسفينة: اللثغة.

And Al-hukayla, like 'sufayna': the lisp.

وقال الحافظ: الحكلئي، بالضم: لقب العجاج لقوله: لو كنت قد أوتيت علم الحكل

And Al-Hafiz said: Al-hikli'i, with damma: an epithet of Al-'Ajjaj for his saying: If I had been given the knowledge of Al-hikl

وعبد الله بن حكل الأزدي: تابعي شامي، روى عنه خالد بن معدان.

And Abdullah bin Hukl Al-Azdi: a Shami Tabi'i, narrated from him Khalid bin Ma'dan.