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ح ن ص ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a large or prominent belly, particularly in men. There is some debate among lexicographers about the origin of the letters in the derived words.

Derived headwords

الحِنْصَالnoun
  1. 1.
    large-bellied manclassical

    A man who is large-bellied or has a prominent stomach.

الحِنْصَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    large-bellied manclassical

    A man who is large-bellied or has a prominent stomach. This is a variant form of الحِنْصَال.

Parallel reading

الحنصال والحنصالة، بكسرهما أهمله الجوهري
Al-ḥinṣāl and al-ḥinṣālah, with kasra in both, were neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن عباد: هو العظيم البطن من الرجال
And Ibn 'Abbad said: It is the large-bellied one among men.
وقد يهمزان
And they might be pronounced with hamza.
وهل النون زائدة أو أصلية فيه قولان لأهل التصريف
And whether the 'nun' is extra or original in it are two opinions among the grammarians.
والأكثر على زيادتها
And the majority hold that it is extra.
فينبغي أن يذكر في خ ص ل فتأمل
Therefore, it should be mentioned under (the root) kh-ṣ-l, so ponder this.