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عهل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes swiftness, intensity, and greatness, particularly in relation to camels and women. It also extends to concepts of royalty, strong winds, and a restless disposition.

Derived headwords

العيهلnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift she-camelclassical

    A fast she-camel, or one that is noble and strong.

  2. 2.
    Large she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is large and immense in size.

  3. 3.
    Tall she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is long or tall.

  4. 4.
    Male camelclassical

    The male of camels, though this usage is disputed.

  5. 5.
    Restless manclassical

    A man who is restless and agitated, moving back and forth.

  6. 6.
    Strong windclassical

    A powerful and intense wind.

  7. 7.
    Tall womanclassical

    A woman who is tall.

  8. 8.
    Strong womanclassical

    A woman who is strong.

ناقة عيهل — A swift she-camel
ناقة عيهل — A large she-camel
ناقة عيهل — A tall she-camel
جمل عيهل — A male camel (disputed)
الرجل العيهل — The restless man
ريح عيهل — A strong wind
امرأة عيهل — A tall woman
امرأة عيهل — A strong woman
العيهلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is fast, noble, and strong.

  2. 2.
    Restless womanclassical

    A woman who is restless and agitated.

  3. 3.
    Old womanclassical

    An elderly woman.

ناقة عيهلة — A swift she-camel
امرأة عيهلة — A restless woman
عجوز عيهلة — An old woman
العيهولnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is fast, noble, and strong.

ناقة عيهول — A swift she-camel
العيهالnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is fast, noble, and strong.

ناقة عيهال — A swift she-camel
العاهلnoun
  1. 1.
    Great kingclassical

    A supreme ruler, such as a caliph.

  2. 2.
    Woman without a husbandclassical

    A woman who does not have a husband.

الملك الأعظم العاهل — The great king, the ruler
امرأة عاهل — A woman without a husband
عَيَّهَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To neglectclassical

    To neglect or abandon camels.

عَيَّهَلَ الإبل — He neglected the camels

Parallel reading

الناقة السريعة، وقيل: هي النجيبة الشديدة، وقيل: هي الضخمة العظيمة، وقيل: هي الطويلة
The swift she-camel, and it is said: she is the strong and noble one, and it is said: she is the huge and great one, and it is said: she is the tall one.
وبلدة تجهم الجهوما زجرت فيها عيهلا رسوما
And in a desolate land, I urged a swift she-camel with traces.
جمالية أو عيهل شدقمية
A camel, or a swift, large-mouthed one.
ناشوا الرحال فشالت كل عيهلةٍ عبر السفار ملوس الليل بالكور
They packed the saddles, and every swift she-camel moved across the journey, covering the nights with the packs.
قيل: العيهل: الذكر من الإبل، وأنكر ذلك أبو حاتم، فقال: ولا يقال جمل عيهل
It is said: Al-'ayhal is the male of camels, but Abu Hatim denied this, saying: one does not say a male camel is 'ayhal'.
وربما قالوا: عيهل، مشددا في ضرورة الشعر
And sometimes they say: 'ayhal, with a shadda, in poetic necessity.
فسل وجد الهائم المعتل ببازل وجناء أو عيهل
So ask the longing, ailing one about a pregnant she-camel or a swift one.
شدد اللام لتمام البناء، إذ لو كان بالتخفيف لكان من كامل السريع
He stressed the 'lam' for the completeness of the structure, for if it were with a lightened 'lam', it would be from the complete meter of Al-Sari'.
العيهل: الرجل لا يستقر نزقا يتردد إقبالا وإدبارا
Al-'ayhal: a man who does not settle, agitated, turning back and forth.
أنثاهما بهاء، يقال: ناقة عيهلة وامرأة عيهلة
Its feminine form is 'bahā'; it is said: a she-camel 'ayhala and a woman 'ayhala.
والذي في الصحاح: امرأة عيهل وعيهلة أيضا: لا تستقر نزقا
And what is in Al-Sihah: a woman is 'ayhal and 'ayhala also: she does not settle, agitated.
ليبك أبا الجدعاء ضيف معيل وأرملة تغشى الدواجن عيهل
May the guest of Abu Al-Jad'a, a needy man, and a widow who frequents the chickens, a restless woman, weep.
فنعم مناخ ضيفان وتجر وملقى زفر عيهلة بجال
What a good resting place for guests and traders, and a place for the panting, restless one by the rocks.
العيهل: الريح الشديدة
Al-'ayhal: the strong wind.
أيضا: المرأة الطويلة، وقيل: الشديدة
Also: the tall woman, and it is said: the strong one.
العيهلة بهاء: العجوز المسنة
Al-'ayhala bahā': the old, aged woman.
والعاهل: الملك الأعظم، كالخليفة
And Al-'āhil: the great king, like the caliph.
قال أبو عبيدة: العاهل: المرأة التي لا زوج لها
Abu Ubaidah said: Al-'āhil: a woman who has no husband.
مشي النساء إلى النساء عواهلا من بين عارفة السباء وأيم
Women walking to women, some of them mothers, among those who know the lineage and the widows.
عيهلت الإبل: أهملتها
I neglected the camels: I abandoned them.