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فصعل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a scorpion, its young, or a small, creeping creature. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a wicked or stingy person.

Derived headwords

الفَصْعَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    scorpionclassical

    A name for a scorpion, likened to the word 'زبرج' (zabarj) or 'قنفذ' (qunfudh).

  2. 2.
    young scorpionclassical

    Refers to the small offspring of a scorpion.

الفَصْعَلُadjective
  1. 1.
    wicked personclassical

    Used to describe a mean-spirited or wicked man.

  2. 2.
    stingy personclassical

    Can also describe a person who is stingy or miserly.

Parallel reading

هو كزبرج
It is like 'zabarj'.
هو مثال قنفذ: من أسماء العقرب
It is like 'qunfudh': one of the names for a scorpion.
وما عسى يبلغ لسب الفصعل أو الصغير من ولدها
And what can the sting of the scorpion or its young reach?
قد يوصف به الرجل اللئيم الذي فيه شر
It can be used to describe a wicked man who possesses evil.
قامة الفصعل الضئيل وكف ... خنصراها كذينقا قصار
The stature of the small, wicked one, and his hand... its little finger like short 'dhanq'.
سأل الوليدة هل سقتني بعدما شرب المرضة فصعل حد الضحى
He asked the young maid if she had given me water after drinking the 'marda' (a type of drink or ailment) at the height of the forenoon.