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ع ر ه ل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something strong, robust, or large, particularly when referring to camels or horses. It can also denote a group or multitude, especially of neglected camels.

Derived headwords

العَرَهْلnoun
  1. 1.
    strong camelclassical

    A strong and robust camel.

عَرَهْلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    a lot of camelsclassical

    A large quantity or multitude of camels.

العَرَاهِلnoun
  1. 1.
    fully formed (animal)classical

    Describing an animal, particularly a horse, that is fully formed and complete in its creation.

العَرَاهِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    neglected group of camelsclassical

    A neglected or unmanaged group of camels.

Parallel reading

هو الشديد من الإبل
It is the strong one among camels.
وأعطاه عرهلا من الصهب
And he gave him a strong one of the red camels.
العراهل: الكامل الخلق
Al-'araahil: The fully formed in creation.
من الخيل
From the horses.
يتبعن زياف الضحى عراهلا
They follow the swiftness of the morning, the fully formed ones.
ينفح ذا خصائل غدافلا
Exuding the scent of dark-haired ones.
كالبرد ريان العصا عثاكلا
Like the cold, plump of the leg, and the strong-limbed.
والزاي لغة في الكل
And the 'zay' is a dialectal variation for all of them.