ع ر ق ل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of obstruction, deviation, crookedness, and difficulty. It extends to describe troublesome matters, crooked actions or speech, and even a specific gait or a person who is unsteady.

Derived headwords

العراقيلnoun

1.
calamitiesclassical
Refers to severe troubles or calamities, as mentioned in Al-Sihah.
2.
difficult mattersclassical
Difficult or arduous matters, similar to 'araqibaha.

عرقلverb

1.
to deviateboth
When referring to a person, it means to deviate from the intended course or path.
2.
to obstructboth
To cause obstruction or hindrance.

العرقلةnoun

1.
obstructionboth
The act of obstructing or hindering.
2.
deviationboth
Deviation from the right course or path.
3.
crookednessboth
The act of making something crooked or distorted.

عرقل كلامهverb

1.
to distort his speechboth
To distort or twist one's speech, making it unsound or indirect.

عرقل فلان على فلانverb

1.
to act crookedly towards someoneclassical
To act in a crooked or devious manner towards someone, or to speak to them in a way that is not straightforward.

عرقل بن الخطيمname

1.
a known poetclassical
A reference to a known poet named 'Urqul bin Al-Khatim.

العرقيلnoun

1.
yellowness of eggsclassical
The yellowish color of egg yolks.

الغرقيلnoun

1.
whiteness of eggsclassical
The white color of eggs, specifically the egg white.

العرقلىnoun

1.
a swaggering gaitclassical
A gait characterized by swaggering or strutting.

العرقلاءnoun

1.
a swaggering gaitclassical
A gait characterized by swaggering or strutting; an extended form of Al-'Urqala.

العرقالnoun

1.
one unsteady in his waysclassical
A person who does not remain steadfast in their principles or right conduct.

Parallel reading

العراقيل: الدواهي

Al-'araqil: calamities.

والعراقيل من الأمور: صعابها

And al-'araqil of matters are their difficult ones.

وعرقل الرجل: جار عن القصد

And the man deviated: he strayed from the intention.

والعرقلة: والتعويج

And al-'urqalah: and the distortion.

يقال: عرقل كلامه، أي عوجه

It is said: he distorted his speech, meaning he twisted it.

عرقل فلان على فلان، وحوق، معناهما: عوج عليه الفعل والكلام

So-and-so acted crookedly towards so-and-so, and 'hawqa', their meaning is: he acted crookedly towards him in deed and word.

وأدار عليه كلاما غير مستقيم

And he directed towards him speech that was not straight.

ومن العرقلة: عرقل بن الخطيم: الشاعر المعروف

And from al-'urqalah: 'Urqul bin Al-Khatim: the known poet.

والعرقيل، بالكسر: صفرة البيض

And al-'urqayl, with a kasra: the yellowness of eggs.

زعفرانا يداف أو عرقيلا

Saffron being mixed or 'urqaylan.

وقيل: الغرقيل: بياض البيض، بالغين

And it was said: al-ghurqayl: the whiteness of eggs, with a ghayn.

والعرقلى، كخوزلى: مشية يتبختر فيها

And al-'urqala, like khuzala: a gait in which one struts.

ويقال: هي العرقلاء، بالمد

And it is said: it is al-'urqalā', with a madd.

والعرقال، بالكسر: من لا يستقيم على رشده

And al-'urqal, with a kasra: one who does not remain steadfast in his right path.