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قرزحل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe small, possibly decorative or functional objects, as well as a short woman. It also relates to a specific type of wooden stick.

Derived headwords

القِرْزَحْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Beadclassical

    A bead, specifically one used by children or as an adornment by women.

  2. 2.
    Short stickclassical

    A wooden stick approximately a cubit (dhira') in length, or sometimes a span (shibr). It is compared to a staff.

  3. 3.
    Short womanclassical

    A woman who is short in stature, likened to the short stick.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
ونقل ابن السكيت عن العامرية أنها خرزة من خرز الصبيان والضرائر
And Ibn al-Sikkit narrated from al-'Amiriyyah that it is a bead from the beads of children and adornments.
تلبسها المرأة فيرضى بها قيمها ولا يبتغي غيرها ولا يليق معها أحدا
A woman wears it, and her husband is pleased with her because of it, and seeks no one else, nor does he associate anyone else with her.
لا تنفع القرزحلة العجائزا إذا قطعنا دونها المفاوزا
The qirzahalah does not benefit old women when they have traversed the deserts before it.
خشبة طولها ذراع نحو العصا
A wooden stick whose length is a cubit, like a staff.
أو طولها شبر
Or its length is a span.
وهي أيضا المرأة القصيرة
And it is also the short woman.
شبهت بهذه الخشبة
She is likened to this wooden stick.