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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone that is large, tall, or imposing in stature. It can also refer to a youthful, handsome appearance or a relaxed, unhurried gait.

Derived headwords

العَرطَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large person/thingboth

    A large, bulky, or imposing person or thing.

  2. 2.
    Tall person/thingboth

    Tall, especially excessively so, and perhaps ungainly.

  3. 3.
    Handsome youthclassical

    A youth who is handsome in both age and stature.

العَرطَلِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large/tall thingboth

    Something that is tall, or according to some, excessively tall and ungainly.

  2. 2.
    Thick/stout thingclassical

    Something that is thick or stout.

عرطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be tall/largeclassical

    To be tall, large, or imposing in stature.

  2. 2.
    To walk with a relaxed gaitclassical

    To walk with a relaxed, unhurried, or somewhat sprawling gait.

عرطَلِيلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall personclassical

    A tall person, used as a descriptive term.

العَرطَويلnoun
  1. 1.
    Handsome youthclassical

    A youth who is handsome in both age and stature.

Parallel reading

العرطل، والعرطليل: الضخم
Al-'arṭal and al-'arṭalīl: the large/bulky one.
الطويل من كل شيء
The tall one of everything.
هو الفاحش الطول، المضطرب
He is excessively tall, and ungainly/disorderly.
يأوي إلى ملط له وكلكل في سرطم هاد وعنق عرطل
He seeks refuge in a resting place, with a broad chest, in a wide throat and a tall neck.
والعرطليل: الطويل
And al-'arṭalīl: the tall one.
وقيل: الغليظ
And it was said: the thick/stout one.
وقد قيل: إنه الطويل
And it has been said: it refers to the tall one.
عرطل للطويل
They said 'arṭala for the tall one.
والعرطل: الحسن الشباب والقد من الغلمان
And al-'arṭal: the handsome one in youth and stature among boys.
عرطل، إذا استرخى في مشيه
'Arṭala, if he relaxed in his walking.