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عقرطل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a rare word for the female elephant. It notes variations in pronunciation and cites its usage in classical Arabic dictionaries.

Derived headwords

العَقَرْطَلnoun
  1. 1.
    female elephantclassical

    The female of the elephant species.

عَقَرْطَلnoun
  1. 1.
    female elephantclassical

    The female of the elephant species, with a variation in pronunciation.

Parallel reading

العقرطل، كسفرجل أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-'aqartal, like safarjal, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani.
وقد تكسر العين والقاف والطاء
And the 'ayn, qaf, and ta' may be vocalized with kasra.
وعليه اقتصر ابن سيده
And Ibn Sidah limited himself to this pronunciation.
الأنثى من الفيلة، كما في اللسان
The female of the elephants, as found in Al-Lisan.