عكل

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root عكل primarily relates to gathering, collecting, and binding. It extends to meanings of holding back, restraining, and confining. Figuratively, it can denote confusion, perplexity, or even a stubborn or foolish disposition.

Derived headwords

عَكَلَverb

1.
to gatherboth
To collect or bring together things, such as livestock.
2.
to restrainclassical
To tie the legs of a camel or horse, typically by binding the pasterns to the thigh.
3.
to confuseclassical
For a matter or situation to become perplexing or unclear.
4.
to guessclassical
To speak speculatively or make a conjecture.
5.
to imprisonclassical
To detain or hold someone captive.
6.
to throw downclassical
To knock someone over or to the ground.
7.
to stackclassical
To pile or arrange goods one on top of another.
8.
to dieclassical
To pass away or cease to live.
9.
to striveclassical
To exert effort or be serious about a matter.
10.
to settleclassical
For sediment to accumulate in a cooking pot.

عَكْلًاnoun

1.
gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting.
2.
restraintclassical
The act of tying the legs of an animal.
3.
confusionclassical
The state of being perplexed or confused.
4.
imprisonmentclassical
The state of being held captive.
5.
stackingclassical
The act of piling things up.

عِكَالnoun

1.
rope for tying legsclassical
A rope used to tie an animal's legs, specifically the pasterns to the thigh, for restraint.
2.
headbandclassical
A band worn around the head, similar in function to a rope used for tying.

مَعْكُولَةadjective

1.
restrainedclassical
An animal whose legs have been tied or restrained.

أَعْكَلَverb

1.
to become confusedclassical
To become perplexed or unclear, referring to a situation or matter.

اعْتَكَلَverb

1.
to become confusedclassical
To become perplexed or unclear, similar to أعكل.
2.
to withdrawclassical
To separate oneself or withdraw from a situation.
3.
to buttclassical
For two bulls to clash heads or fight.
4.
to wrestleclassical
To engage in a struggle or wrestle.

العُكْلnoun

1.
base of a sand duneclassical
The lower part or base of a sand dune.
2.
base of a hillclassical
The lower part or base of a hill.

العُكَلnoun

1.
base of a sand duneclassical
The lower part or base of a sand dune.
2.
base of a hillclassical
The lower part or base of a hill.

العُكَلَةnoun

1.
rabbitclassical
A type of rabbit.
2.
short, stout, unlucky manclassical
A man who is short, wide-footed, stingy, and considered unlucky.
3.
foolish womanclassical
A woman who is considered foolish or unintelligent.

العَوْكَلnoun

1.
sand duneclassical
A large sand dune, smaller than a 'aqnaql'.
2.
rabbitclassical
A rabbit.

العَوْكَلَةnoun

1.
sand duneclassical
A large sand dune, smaller than a 'aqnaql'.
2.
rabbitclassical
A rabbit.

العَوْكَلِيَّةnoun

1.
a type of foodclassical
A type of relish or condiment used in cooking, often added to broth.

العَوْكَلَانnoun

1.
two starsclassical
A pair of stars.

العُكْلِيّadjective

1.
stupidclassical
Describing someone who is foolish, dull-witted, or lacking understanding.

العَاكِلnoun

1.
short, stingy, unlucky manclassical
A man characterized by shortness, stinginess, and bad luck.
2.
one who guesses correctlyclassical
Someone who makes an accurate assumption or guess.

المُعْكِلnoun

1.
shepherd's toolclassical
A tool used by a shepherd.
2.
one who guesses correctlyclassical
Someone who makes an accurate assumption or guess.

المِعْكَلnoun

1.
shepherd's toolclassical
A tool used by a shepherd.

عَكَّرَverb

1.
to become turbidclassical
For a liquid, especially in a cooking pot, to become cloudy or have sediment settle.

اعْتِكَالnoun

1.
wrestlingclassical
The act of wrestling or struggling.
2.
entanglementclassical
The state of being mixed up or entangled, referring to affairs.

عُكْلname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

عُكْلَةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

عُكْلِيَّةname

1.
water sourceclassical
A water source belonging to the tribe Banu Abi Bakr bin Kilab.

عُكَّالname

1.
personal nameclassical
A personal name.

عُكْلَانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name.

العُكْلَانِيُّونname

1.
descendantsclassical
Descendants of Abdullah bin Musa al-Kazim, possibly named after a tribe or place called 'Awaklan'.

Parallel reading

عكله يعكله ويعكله من حدي ضرب ونصر، عكلا: جمعه.

He gathered it, he gathers it, and he gathers it, from the patterns of daraba and nasara, 'aklan: he gathered it.

وعكل السائق الخيل والإبل: حازها، أي جمعها وساقها وضم قواصيها

And the driver gathered the horses and camels: he herded them, meaning he collected them, drove them, and brought their stragglers together.

قال الفرزدق: (وهم على صدف الأميل تداركوا ... نعما تشل إلى الرئيس وتعكل)

Al-Farazdaq said: (And they, on the shores of Al-Amil, overtook ... camels that were limping towards the chief and being gathered).

عكل البعير يعكله عكلا: شد رسغ يديه إلى عضده بحبل

He tied the camel, he ties it, 'aklan: he tied its foreleg to its thigh with a rope.

وفي الصحاح: هو أن يعقل برجل، وهو أي الحبل يسمى العكال، ككتاب سمي بذلك كالعقال لما يعقل به البعير

And in Al-Sihah: it is to tie with a rope, and that rope is called 'iqal, like kitāb, it is named so, like 'iqal for what the camel is tied with.

وإبل معكولة أي معقولة.

And 'ma'kūlah' camels, meaning restrained camels.

عكل في الأمر عكلا قال فيه برأيه.

He deliberated in the matter, 'aklan, he gave his opinion on it.

قال الزجاج: عكل عليه الأمر أي التبس وأشكل كأعكل واعتكل

Al-Zajjaj said: The matter became confusing to him, meaning it became perplexing and unclear, like 'a'kala and 'i'takala.

وكذلك حكل واحكل واحتكل.

And likewise hakala, ihkalla, and ihtakalla.

عكل برأيه: حدس، يقال: إنك لتعكل الآن، أي تهرج القول.

He guessed with his opinion: he conjectured. It is said: You are now guessing, meaning you are speaking nonsensically.

عكل فلانا يعكله عكلا: حبسه، عن يعقوب، يقال عكلوهم معكل سوء.

He imprisoned someone, he imprisons him, 'aklan: he detained him, according to Ya'qub. It is said: They imprisoned them in a bad place of detention.

أو عكله عكلا: صرعه، كما في الصحاح.

Or he threw him down, 'aklan: he felled him, as in Al-Sihah.

عكل المتاع يعكله ويعكله: نضد بعضه على بعض، عن ابن دريد، واقتصر الجوهري على الضم.

He stacked the goods, he stacks them and he stacks them: he piled some of it on top of the other, from Ibn Duraid. Al-Jawhari limited it to the dammah.

عكل فلان: مات.

So-and-so died.

عكل في الأمر: جد، كما في الصحاح.

He was serious in the matter: he exerted effort, as in Al-Sihah.

والعوكل، كجوهر: ظهر الكثيب، وقيل: هو العظيم من الرمال إلا أنه دون العقنقل

And 'awkal', like 'jawhar': the base of the sand dune. And it was said: it is the large one of the sands, but it is smaller than 'aqnaql'.

وهي العوكلة أو المتراكم المتداخل منها، قال ذو الرمة: (وقد قابلته عوكلات عوانك ... ركام نفين النبت غير المآزر)

And it is 'awkalat', or the accumulated and overlapping parts of it. Dhu al-Rummah said: (And 'awkalāt' of the old ones faced it... heaps devoid of vegetation, not covering).

أيضا: ضرب من الإدام يؤتدم به، ويجعل في المرق، ومنه قولهم: مرقة عوكلية، كما في العباب.

Also: a type of relish used as a condiment, and put in broth. And from this is their saying: 'awkaliyyah broth, as in Al-'Abbāb.

العوكل: الأرنب العقور.

Al-'awkal: the biting rabbit.

وقال الفراء: العوكلة: الأرنب.

And Al-Farra' said: 'Awkalah: the rabbit.

العوكلة: الرجل القصير الأفحج البخيل المشؤوم، قال: ليس براعي نعجات عوكل أحل يمشي مشية المحجل

'Awkalah: the short, wide-footed, stingy, unlucky man. He said: He is not a shepherd of sheep, 'awkala, a purebred, walking with the gait of a white-footed horse.

العوكل من النساء: الحمقاء.

'Awkalah from women: the foolish.

وعكل، بالضم: د كما في الصحاح.

And 'ukl, with dammah: a place name, as in Al-Sihah.

أيضا: أبو قبيلة فيهم غباوة وقلة فهم، وذلك يقال لكل من فيه غفلة ويستحمق: عكلي، اسمه عوف بن عبد مناة من الرباب حضنته أمة تدعى عكل، فلقب به

Also: the ancestor of a tribe characterized by dullness and lack of understanding. And this is said of anyone who is heedless and acts foolishly: 'aklī. His name was 'Auf bin 'Abd Manāh from Al-Rabāb. A slave woman named 'Akl raised him, so he was nicknamed after her.

والعاكل: القصير البخيل المشؤوم، عن ابن الأعرابي، ج: عكل ككتب.

And 'ākil: the short, stingy, unlucky man, from Ibn Al-A'rābī. Plural: 'ukal, like 'kutub.

والعوكلان: نجمان، كما في المحكم.

And 'awklān: two stars, as in Al-Muḥkam.

وعوكلان، بضم النون: ع. أيضا أبو قبيلة من العرب.

And 'awklān, with dammah on the noon: a place name. Also: the ancestor of an Arab tribe.

والعكلية، بالضم: ماءة لبني أبي بكر بن كلاب.

And 'Uklīyah, with dammah: a water source for Banu Abi Bakr bin Kilāb.

قلدته قلائد عوكل أي الفضائح، عن كراع.

She adorned him with 'awkal necklaces, meaning disgraces, from Kurā'.

المعكل كمنبر: مخيط الراعي، نقله الصاغاني.

Al-mi'kal, like 'minbar': the shepherd's needle, as reported by Al-Sāghānī.

وعكلت المسرجة، كفرح عكرت أي اجتمع فيها الدردي.

And the lamp wick became turbid, like fariḥa, it became turbid, meaning the dregs gathered in it.

واعتكل: اعتزل.

And 'i'takala: he withdrew.

اعتكل الثوران أي تناطحا.

The two bulls clashed, meaning they butted each other.

والعاكل والمعكل: الذي يظن فيصيب.

And 'ākil and mu'kil: one who guesses and is correct.

واعتكال الضرائر: اختلاط الأمور.

And 'i'tikāl al-ḍarā'ir: the entanglement of affairs.

وعوكل كل رملة: رأسها.

And 'awkal of every sand dune: its summit.

والاعتكال: الاعتلاج والاصطراع، قال البولاني: واعتكلا وأيما اعتكال

And al-i'tikāl: wrestling and grappling. Al-Būlānī said: And they wrestled, and what a wrestling it was.

والعوكلانيون: بنو عبد الله بن موسى الكاظم، بطن، كأنهم نزلوا في عوكلان، قبيلة أو بلد.

And Al-'Awklāniyyūn: the descendants of Abdullah bin Musa al-Kazim, a clan, as if they settled in 'Awklān, a tribe or a place.