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ز ن ق ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific manner of walking, possibly a heavy or lumbering gait. It is noted as being obscure and potentially a scribal error.

Derived headwords

زَنْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk heavilyclassical

    To walk with a heavy, possibly lumbering or dragging gait.

زَنْفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk heavilyclassical

    To walk with a heavy or lumbering gait, similar to زَنْقَلَ.

Parallel reading

زنقل في مشيه، مثل زنفل
He walked heavily in his gait, like زنفل.
أهمله الجماعة كلهم
All the scholars neglected it.
وأنا أخشى أن يكون تصحيفا
And I fear that it might be a scribal error.
ومما يستدرك عليه
And from what is to be added to it.