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ع ض ب ل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the concept of hardness or solidity. However, the primary lemma discussed is considered obscure and possibly a misspelling of another word.

Derived headwords

العَضْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    hard, solidclassical

    A term meaning hard or solid. It is mentioned as being attributed to Ibn Duraid, who cited it from Al-Lihyani.

Parallel reading

العضبل، كجعفر، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-'adbal, like Ja'far, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani.
وقال ابن دريد: هو الصلب، حكاه عن اللحياني
And Ibn Duraid said: it is the solid, he narrated it from Al-Lihyani.
قال: وليس بثبت
He said: and it is not confirmed.
وكأنه تصحيف العضيل كقرشب الذي تقدم آنفا
And it is as if it is a misspelling of Al-'udhayl like Qursab which was mentioned previously.
فتأمل
So ponder.