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خ ن د ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to fullness or plumpness, particularly of the body or limbs. It is noted as being neglected by some lexicographers and its origin is debated.

Derived headwords

الخَنْدَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fullness of the bodyclassical

    Refers to the state of having a full or plump body.

خَدِلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    plump, fleshyclassical

    Describes a limb, such as a leg, that is full of flesh and plump.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani neglected it.
وفي المحكم: هو امتلاء الجسم والدال مهملة.
And in Al-Muḥkam: it is fullness of the body, and the dāl is neglected.
والصواب أن النون زائدة، وأصله الخدل، من قولهم: ساق خدلة: إذا كانت ممتلئة اللحم.
And the correct view is that the nūn is superfluous, and its origin is al-khadl, from their saying: a khadilah leg: if it is full of flesh.