خ ذ ع ل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes foolishness or immaturity, particularly in women. It also extends to describe a specific gait, the act of cutting things into small pieces, and the resulting small pieces themselves.

Derived headwords

الخُذْعَلُnoun

1.
foolish womanclassical
A foolish or silly woman. This meaning is noted by Al-Saghani.
2.
garments for menstruating womenclassical
Garments made of leather worn by women during menstruation. This is mentioned in Al-Abab and Al-Muḥkam.

خُذْعَلَةnoun

1.
a type of gaitclassical
A manner of walking, similar to 'khuz'alah'. This is described by Ibn Al-A'rabi.
2.
cutting into small piecesboth
The act of cutting something, such as a melon or cucumber, into small pieces.

تَخُذْعَلُverb

1.
to walk with a certain gaitclassical
To walk with a specific, perhaps unsteady or awkward, gait. This is the imperfect form of the verb.

خَذْعَلَهُverb

1.
to cut into small piecesboth
To cut something, like a melon or cucumber, into small pieces. This is the past tense form.
2.
to cut with a swordclassical
To cut something with a sword, implying a thorough cutting. This meaning is attributed to Ibn Duraid.

الخُذْعُولَةnoun

1.
piece of melon or cucumberboth
A small piece cut from a melon or cucumber. This is mentioned in Al-Abab.
2.
piece of fatclassical
A small piece of fat. This meaning is added by Ibn Sayyid.

الخُذْعُونَةnoun

1.
piece of melon or cucumberboth
A small piece cut from a melon or cucumber. This is synonymous with 'al-khudh'ūlah'.
2.
piece of fatclassical
A small piece of fat. This meaning is also synonymous with 'al-khudh'ūlah'.

Parallel reading

الخذعل، كزبرج: المرأة الحمقاء

Al-khudh'al, like zubraj: the foolish woman.

ثياب من أدم تلبسها الحيض

Garments made of leather worn by menstruating women.

والرعن من النساء

And the foolishness of women.

الخذعلة: شبه الخزعلة، وهو ضرب من المشي

Al-khudh'alah: similar to al-khuz'alah, which is a type of gait.

ونقل رجل من ضعاف الأرجل متى أرد شدتها تخذعل

And a man with weak legs moves; when you want its intensity, he walks with that gait.

والخذعلة أيضا: تقطيع البطيخ وغيره قطعا صغارا

And al-khudh'alah also: cutting melons and others into small pieces.

وقد خذعله

And he cut it into small pieces.

خذعله بالسيف: إذا قطعه

He cut it with a sword: if he cut it.

والخذعولة، بالضم: القطعة من القرع أو القثاء

And al-khudh'ūlah, with dammah: the piece of pumpkin or cucumber.

أو الشحم، وهي الخذعونة أيضا

Or the fat, and it is also al-khudh'ūnah.