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Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes abundance, largeness, and thickness, often in a physical sense. It extends to concepts of heaviness, slowness, and even foolishness or clumsiness. It can also refer to specific geographical locations or parts of an animal.

Derived headwords

العَثَلnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceclassical

    A large quantity of anything, whether possessions or other things.

  2. 2.
    bulkinessclassical

    Being thick, massive, and imposing.

عَثَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be bulkyclassical

    To be thick, massive, and imposing.

العَثَلnoun
  1. 1.
    fatty tissueclassical

    The fatty tissue of a sheep, also called 'khulm' and 'samhaq'.

العُثُولnoun
  1. 1.
    clumsy personclassical

    A slow, sluggish, and heavy-footed man, similar to 'qathul'.

  2. 2.
    inept personclassical

    A slow-witted, heavy, and inept person.

العُثُولnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant hairclassical

    Abundance of hair on the head and body.

  2. 2.
    long beardclassical

    A long beard, especially on a male animal known for abundant hair.

العُثُولnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A foolish, slow-witted, and sluggish person.

عُثُولnoun
  1. 1.
    stubborn palm treeclassical

    A dry, coarse, and thick palm tree.

عُثُولِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    bushy beardclassical

    Describing a large, thick, and abundant beard.

وكل امرئ ذي لحية عثولية يقوم عليها ظن أن له فضلا — And every man with a bushy beard, upon which he relies, thinks he has merit
عِثَالnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A mountain pass or valley in the land of Judham.

عَثَل مالnoun
  1. 1.
    wealth managementclassical

    The equivalent or benefit derived from wealth; its management.

العَثْلُولnoun
  1. 1.
    nerve of knowledgeclassical

    The nerve or sinew upon which hair grows.

أم عُثَيْلname
  1. 1.
    hyenaclassical

    A female hyena.

العُثَيْلnoun
  1. 1.
    male hyenaclassical

    The male hyena.

  2. 2.
    unkempt personclassical

    One who does not use oil or adorn themselves, resulting in unkempt hair.

عَثَلَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to heal crookedlyclassical

    A hand healed improperly or crookedly.

ترى مهج الرجال على يديه كأن عظامه عثلت بجبر — You see the lives of men in his hands, as if his bones were healed crookedly
عَثَمَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to heal crookedlyclassical

    A hand healed improperly or crookedly (considered the original form of 'athalat').

عَثْوَلَلadjective
  1. 1.
    large and stoutclassical

    A man who is large, stout, and imposing.

عُثُولَةadjective
  1. 1.
    large beardclassical

    A large, thick beard.

وأنت في الحي قليل العله ذو سبلات ولحى عثوله — And you are among the people of little concern, with prominent and large beards

Parallel reading

إني لعمر الذي حطت مناسمها تهوي وسيق إليه الباقر العثل
By the life of him whose camels' noses were guided downwards, and to whom the abundant camel was driven.
والعثل، ككتف: الغليظ الفخم
And 'al-'athal', like 'katif': the thick and imposing.
وفي الجمهرة: العثل الغلظ والفخامة، عثل، كفرح فيهما.
And in Al-Jamhara: 'Al-'athal' means thickness and impressiveness; 'athala', like 'faraha', in both.
والعثل، بالتحريك: ثرب الشاة، وهو الخلم، والسمحاق أيضا.
And 'al-'athal', with vowel movement: the fatty tissue of a sheep, which is 'al-khulm', and also 'al-samhaq'.
والعثول، كقرشب: الفدم، المسترخي من الرجال، كالقثول
And 'al-'uthul', like 'qarshab': the slow-witted, sluggish man, like 'al-qathul'.
هاج بعرس حوقل عثول
He stirred up a heavy, sluggish woman.
فقال لي: أنت قلقل بلبل، وصاحبك هذا عثول قثول
So he said to me: 'You are a restless, chirping bird, and this companion of yours is slow and sluggish.'
والعثول: الكثير شعر الرأس والجسد
And 'al-'uthul': abundant hair of the head and body.
أنه كان يقول: العثول: الطويل اللحية
That he used to say: 'Al-'uthul': the long-bearded.
والعثول: كصبور: الأحمق، الفدم، المسترخي
And 'al-'uthul', like 'sabur': the foolish, the slow-witted, the sluggish.
والعثول: النخلة الجافية الغليظة.
And 'al-'uthul': the dry, coarse, thick palm tree.
لحية عثولية: أي كبيرة كثة
A bushy beard: meaning large and abundant.
وعثال، ككتاب: ثنية أو واد بأرض جذام.
And 'ithal', like 'kitab': a mountain pass or valley in the land of Judham.
هو عثل مال، بالكسر: أي إزاؤه، أي مصلحه.
It is 'athal mal', with kasra: meaning its equivalent, its benefit.
والعثلول، بالضم: عصب المعرفة، الذي ينبت عليه الشعر.
And 'al-'athlul', with damma: the nerve of knowledge, upon which hair grows.
أم عثيل: الضبع
Umm 'uthayl: the hyena.
والعثيل: الذكر من الضباع
And 'al-'uthayl: the male hyena.
وأيضا من لا يدهن، ولا يتزين،) أي فينتفش شعره، ويشعث.
And also one who does not use oil or adorn themselves, meaning their hair becomes unkempt and disheveled.
عثلت يده، إذا جبرت على غير استواء
His hand was 'uthilat', if it healed unnaturally.
ترى مهج الرجال على يديه كأن عظامه عثلت بجبر
You see the lives of men in his hands, as if his bones were healed crookedly.
في الأعضاء إذا انجبرت على غير عثل صلح
Regarding limbs, if they heal unnaturally, they are sound.
رجل عثوثل: ضخم، جسيم.
A man 'athwathal': large, stout.
ولحية عثولة: ضخمة
And a beard 'uthula': large.