قذعمل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are short, small, or insignificant, often applied to people, animals, or abstract concepts. It can also refer to elderly individuals.

Derived headwords

القَذْعَمَلَةnoun

1.
Short, base womanclassical
A woman who is short in stature and of low character or status.
2.
Short, stout camelclassical
A camel that is short and stout or bulky in build.
3.
Insignificant thingclassical
Used to refer to something of no value or importance.

قَذْعَمِيلnoun

1.
Elderly manclassical
A man who is old and advanced in age.

Parallel reading

القذعملة، بضم القاف وفتح الذال: المرأة القصيرة الخسيسة

Al-qadh'amalah, with dammah on the qaf and fatha on the dhal: the short, base woman.

وتصغيرها قذيعم

And its diminutive is qadh'am.

يقال: هو القصير الضخم من الإبل، كالقذعمل بلا هاء

It is said: He is the short, stout one among camels, like al-qadh'amal without the ha'.

وما عنده قذعملة: أي شيء، عن أبي زيد

And he has nothing (lit. no qadh'amalah): meaning nothing, according to Abu Zayd.

وفي التهذيب: ما عنده قذعملة ولا قرطعبة: أي ليس له شيء

And in Al-Tahdhib: He has neither qadh'amalah nor qirt'abah: meaning he has nothing.

وما في حسبه قذعملة أي ضؤولة، نقله الصاغاني

And in his lineage there is no qadh'amalah, meaning no meanness/insignificance, as transmitted by Al-Saghani.

والقذعميل: الشيخ الكبير، عن النضر

And al-qadh'amīl: the old man, according to Al-Nadr.

ما في السماء قذعملة: أي شيء من السحاب

There is nothing in the sky (lit. no qadh'amalah): meaning any bit of cloud.

وهو الشيء اليسير مما كان

And it is the small thing of what was.

وما أصبت منه قذعميلا: أي ما أصبت منه شيئا

And I did not obtain from it qadh'amīlan: meaning I did not obtain anything from it.