عندل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to descriptions of animals, particularly camels and birds. It encompasses terms for physical attributes like strength, size, and specific features, as well as sounds and types of birds. Some derived terms also describe human physical characteristics.

Derived headwords

عَنْدَلَverb

1.
to be strong-bonedclassical
Describing a camel whose sinews are strong and firm.
2.
to have a large headclassical
Describing a camel whose head is large and prominent.
3.
to make a soundclassical
Used for the sound made by a nightingale (هزار) or hoopoe (هدد).

العِنْدَلnoun

1.
large-headed camelclassical
A female camel (ناقة) characterized by a large head and a stout build.
2.
strong oneclassical
A term for a strong individual, applicable to both males and females.
3.
tall oneclassical
A description of someone or something as tall.
4.
large-headed oneclassical
Similar to القندل, referring to someone or something with a large head.
5.
fast oneclassical
A description of being swift or quick.

صَنْدَلَverb

1.
to have a large headclassical
Describing a camel as having a large head.

صَنْدَلاتnoun

1.
large-headed onesclassical
Plural form referring to those with large heads, likely derived from صندل.

العِنْدَلَانnoun

1.
eunuchsclassical
A term for castrated males.

العِنْدَلِيلnoun

1.
type of birdclassical
A kind of bird, specifically a small bird that sings in various tones.

عِنْدَلَةadjective

1.
large-breasted womanclassical
A description of a woman with large breasts.

العَنَادِلnoun

1.
nightingalesclassical
The plural of العندليب, referring to nightingales.

العِنْدَلِيبnoun

1.
nightingaleclassical
A bird known for its song, specifically a nightingale.

المُعَنْدَلَةnoun

1.
well-proportioned camelclassical
A description of a female camel (نوق) whose limbs are well-matched and proportioned.

Parallel reading

عندل البعير: اشتد عصبه

The camel was strong-boned: its sinews became firm.

صندل: ضخم رأسه

He had a large head: its head was large.

عندل الهزار، وكذا الهدهد: صوت

The nightingale made a sound, and so did the hoopoe: it made a sound.

والعندل: الناقة العظيمة الرأس، الضخمة

And the 'indal: the female camel with a great head, the large one.

وقيل: هي الشديدة، للمذكر والمؤنث.

And it was said: she is the strong one, for male and female.

قال أبو عمرو: العندل: الطويل.

Abu Amr said: Al-'indal: the tall one.

وقال أبو زيد: هو العظيم الرأس، مثل القندل، وهي بهاء

And Abu Zayd said: he is the large-headed one, like al-qandal, and she is beautiful.

كيف ترى مر طلاحياتها عنادل الهامات صندلاتها

How do you see the passing of their fine-limbed ones, the large-headed ones, their stout ones?

والعنادلان، بالضم: الخصيان

And al-'inadlan, with damma: the eunuchs.

ما يعرف سحادليه من عنادليه، أي ذكره من خصييه

He does not know his testicles from his eunuchs, meaning his penis from his castrated parts.

امرأة عندلة: ضخمة الثديين

A woman 'andalah: large-breasted.

ليست بعصلاء تذمي الكلب نكهتها ... ولا بعندلة تصطك ثدياها

She is not lean with a foul breath that repels dogs... nor large-breasted with her breasts rubbing together.

والعندليل إذا زقا في جنة ... خير وأحسن من زقاء الدخل

And the 'indalil when it calls in a garden... is better and more beautiful than the call of the sparrow.

المعندلة من النوق: المثقفة الأعضاء بعضها ببعض

Al-mu'andalah of the she-camels: the limbs are well-matched with each other.