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فزل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the quality of land, specifically its ability to quickly absorb or channel water. It also carries a secondary meaning of hardness or firmness.

Derived headwords

الفَيْزَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Land prone to rapid runoffclassical

    A description of land that quickly channels water when rain falls upon it.

فَيْزَلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Land prone to rapid runoffclassical

    Describing land that is quick to flood or have water run off it.

فَزْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardnessclassical

    A quality of being hard or firm.

Parallel reading

هي من الأرضين: السريعة السيل إذا أصابها الغيث.
It is of lands: the quick to flood when rain strikes it.
ومما يستدرك عليه: الفزل: الصلابة عن الأصمعي
And among what is to be added to it: Al-fazl: hardness, according to Al-Asma'i.
ومننه أرض فيزلة، والياء زائدة.
And from it is a fizlah land, and the 'ya' is extra.