قدل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to physical characteristics, specifically concerning the head and stature of a person. The derived terms describe someone with a large head, a prominent skull, or a long nape.

Derived headwords

القندويلnoun

1.
Large-headed personclassical
A person who is characterized by having a large head or a prominent skull. The 'nun' is considered an extra letter in this form.

قندلnoun

1.
Large-headed personclassical
Similar to القندويل, this term refers to a man with a large head or skull. It is cited as an example by Sibawayh and explained by Al-Sirafi.
2.
Tall-necked personclassical
Another interpretation of this term describes a person with a long nape.

Parallel reading

القندويل كزنجبيل: أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان

Al-Qandawil, like Zanjabil: Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.

وقال أبو مالك: هو العظيم الرأس، كما في العباب

And Abu Malik said: It is the one with the large head, as in Al-Abab.

والنون زائدة على هذا

And the 'nun' is extra in this case.

ثم رأيت صاحب اللسان أورده في قندل

Then I saw the author of Al-Lisan mention it under Qandil.

وقال كراع: هو العظيم الهامة من الرجال

And Kurra' said: It is the one with the large skull among men.

وقال غيره: هو الطويل القفا

And others said: It is the one with the long nape.

وسيأتي ذلك

And that will come later.