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قذعل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe negative traits of baseness and meanness, as well as speed and forwardness in action. It can refer to a contemptible person or someone who is quick and eager to get involved.

Derived headwords

القذعلnoun
  1. 1.
    base personclassical

    A base, contemptible, and insignificant person.

اقذعلverb
  1. 1.
    to be difficultclassical

    To be difficult or hard to deal with.

المقذعلadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Swift or quick from anything.

  2. 2.
    interferingclassical

    One who exposes himself to people to join their affairs and conversations, approaching them and interjecting words.

Parallel reading

القذعل، كقنفذ، عن شمر، وسبحل، عن أبي عمرو: اللئيم الخسيس الهين.
Al-Qadh'al, like Qunfudh, according to Shamir, and Sabhal, according to Abu Amr: the base, contemptible, insignificant one.
واقذعل: عسر، نقله الجوهري.
And Iqdh'al: to be difficult, as transmitted by Al-Jawhari.
قال ابن دريد: المقذعل: كمشمعل: السريع من كل شيء، وأنشد:
Ibn Duraid said: Al-Miqdh'al: like Musham'al: swift from everything, and he recited:
إذا كفيت أكتفي وإلا وجدتني أرمل مقذعلا
If I am provided for, I am content; otherwise, you will find me swift and eager.
المقذعل: الذي يتعرض للقوم ليدخل في أمرهم وحديثهم، ويتزحف إليهم، ويرمي الكلمة بعد الكلمة، كالمقذعر.
Al-Miqdh'al: one who exposes himself to people to join their affairs and conversations, approaching them and interjecting word after word, like Al-Miqdh'ar.