ع ث ج ل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something large, heavy, or slow, often related to physical bulk, slowness in movement due to size or infirmity, or large containers. It can also refer to specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

العَثْجَلnoun

1.
large-bellied personclassical
A person with a large or protruding belly. It is compared to the word 'athjal'.
2.
large containerclassical
A wide and bulky container, such as a waterskin or vessel.

الأَثْجَلnoun

1.
large-bellied personclassical
Similar to 'al-'athjal', referring to someone with a large belly.

العَثَاجِلnoun

1.
large-bellied personclassical
Another variant referring to a person with a large belly.

عَلَابِطnoun

1.
large-bellied personclassical
A term used by Ibn Sidah for someone with a large belly, similar to 'al-'athjal'.

العُثْجَلِيَّةname

1.
place nameclassical
A specific location, identified as land and a water source in Wadi al-Sali', in the region of Al-Yamamah.

عَثْجَلَverb

1.
to be slow to riseclassical
A man found it difficult to get up, due to old age or illness.

عَثْجَلname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name mentioned in some marginal notes of Al-Jawahiri's 'Al-Sihah'.

Parallel reading

العثجل: العظيم البطن، مثل الأثجل

Al-'athjal: the large-bellied, like al-athjal.

نقله الجوهري عن أبي عبيد

Al-Jawahiri transmitted it from Abu Ubayd.

كالعثاجل، كعلابط، عن ابن سيده

Like al-'athajil, like 'alabith, from Ibn Sidah.

وأيضا: الواسع الضخم من الأساقي والأوعية، ونحوها

And also: the wide and bulky of waterskins and vessels, and the like.

والعثجلية: أرض، وماء بوادي السليع، من أرض اليمامة

And al-'Uthjiliyyah: land, and water in Wadi al-Sali', from the land of Al-Yamamah.

وعثجل الرجل: ثقل عليه النهوض، من هرم أو علة

And 'athjala the man: it became heavy for him to rise, from old age or illness.

عثجل، كجعفر: مكان

'Athjal, like Ja'far: a place.

كذا في بعض نسخ الصحاح من الزيادات في الهامش

This is according to some copies of Al-Sihah from additions in the margin.