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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of reinforcement or addition, particularly concerning archery equipment. It describes a process of adding a strap or piece of leather to a bow's string-holding mechanism.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْجَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    reinforcement of a bowclassical

    A strap or piece of leather that is placed in the nocks (حمائل) of a bow and attached to the string.

دَرْجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to reinforce a bowclassical

    To place a strap or piece of leather in the nocks of a bow and attach it to the string.

Parallel reading

الدرجلة أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن عباد: هو سير أو عقب يوضع في الحمائل ويجعل على القوس.
Ad-darjalah was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Ibn 'Abbad said: it is a strap or piece of leather that is placed in the nocks and made upon the bow.
ودرجل قوسه: فعل بها ذلك.
And he darjalah-ed his bow: he did that to it.
قال الصاغاني: هكذا نص المحيط، والصواب: أن يوضع سير أو عقب في الحمائل.
Al-Saghani said: Thus is the text of Al-Muhit, and the correct reading is: that a strap or piece of leather is placed in the nocks.