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ط ع ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, with limited attestation. The primary meaning relates to disparaging or attacking lineage, and secondarily to a specific type of arrow.

Derived headwords

الطَعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    disparagement of lineageclassical

    The act of attacking or disparaging someone's ancestry or lineage.

الطاعلnoun
  1. 1.
    straightened arrowclassical

    A type of arrow that has been straightened or made true, likely for better flight.

Parallel reading

الطعل، كالمنع، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الطعن في الأنساب
Al-Ta'l, like al-Man', was neglected by Al-Jawhari. Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it is the attacking of lineages.
قال: والطاعل: السهم المقوم
He said: and Al-Ta'il is the straightened arrow.
قال الأزهري: وهذان حرفان غريبان، لم أسمعهما لغيره
Al-Azhari said: and these are two strange words, I have not heard them from anyone else.