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ف ن ءل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be very rare and possibly obscure, with limited attestations. The primary meanings relate to a short woman and the neck of an elephant.

Derived headwords

الفِنْئِلnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanclassical

    A woman who is short in stature.

  2. 2.
    elephant's neckclassical

    The neck of an elephant.

Parallel reading

الفنئل كزبرج
Al-fin'il is like zubraj (a term of comparison).
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الفراء: هي المرأة القصيرة
And Al-Farra' said: it is the short woman.
ك પذا نقله الأزهري في ثلاثي التهذيب
Thus did Al-Azhari transmit it in the 'Thulathi Al-Tahdhib'.
وفي كتاب الوافر، وهو بالقاف
And in the book 'Al-Wafir', and it is with the letter Qaf.
قال ابن الأعرابي: الفنئل: رقبة الفيل
Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Al-fin'il: the neck of the elephant.
نقله الأزهري أيضا
Al-Azhari also transmitted it.