قرمل

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root قرمل primarily relates to weak, thorny, or insignificant plants, often used metaphorically for weakness or low status. It also extends to terms for young camels, specific types of camels, and decorative hair attachments.

Derived headwords

القَرْمَلُnoun

1.
weak shrubclassical
A weak, thorny shrub that provides little shade or shelter, and collapses when stepped on.

القَرْمَلَةُnoun

1.
weak shrubclassical
A weak shrub of the 'hamdh' type, offering no shade, shelter, or refuge. It has a short stem, no shade, and a small, intensely yellow flower.

القَرْمَلُnoun

1.
young camelclassical
The young of the Bachti camel (a type of camel).

القَرْمَلِيُّnoun

1.
young camelclassical
The young of the Bachti camel.

القَرَامِلُnoun

1.
young camelsclassical
Plural of 'qarmal', referring to young camels.

القَرْمَلَةُnoun

1.
two-humped camelclassical
A camel with two humps.

القَرْمَلُnoun

1.
hair ornamentclassical
A decoration worn by women in their hair, made of braids of hair, wool, or silk.

القَرَامِيلُnoun

1.
hair ornamentsclassical
Plural of 'qarmal', referring to hair ornaments.

قَرْمَلٌname

1.
horse nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Urwah ibn al-Ward.

قَرْمَلٌname

1.
king of Himyarclassical
A king of Himyar, son of al-Hameem, who ruled after Murthid ibn Dhi Jadan.

القَرْمَلُnoun

1.
small, numerous camelsclassical
Small, numerous camels with abundant wool, possibly referring to the camels of the Turks.

القَرْمَلِيَّةُnoun

1.
small, numerous camelsclassical
Small, numerous camels with abundant wool, possibly referring to the camels of the Turks.

قُرْمَلَاءُname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, similar in structure to 'Karbalaa'.

القُرْمُولُnoun

1.
fruit of Ghadaclassical
A type of fruit from the Ghada plant.

قَرْمَلَهَاverb

1.
to throw downclassical
To throw down or overpower an animal, such as a rabbit.

قَصْمَلَهَاverb

1.
to throw downclassical
To throw down or overpower an animal, such as a rabbit.

Parallel reading

شجر ضعيف بلا شوك، لا يكن ولا يظل، وينفضخ إذا وطئ

A weak shrub without thorns, which neither shelters nor shades, and collapses if stepped upon.

القرملة: شجرة من الحمض ضعيفة لا ذرى لها ولا سترة ولا ملجأ

The qarmalah: a weak shrub of the 'hamdh' type, having no shade, cover, or refuge.

ولها زهرة صغيرة شديدة الصفرة، وطعم القلام

And it has a small, intensely yellow flower, and the taste of 'qalam'.

ذليل عاذ بقرملة

A humiliated person sought refuge with a qarmalah.

يضرب لمن يستعين بمن لا دفع له وبأذل منه

It is said of one who seeks help from someone who has no defense and is even more humiliated than himself.

كان الفرزدق إذ يعوذ بخاله ... مثل الذليل يعوذ تحت القرمل

Al-Farazdaq, when seeking refuge with his maternal uncle... was like the humiliated seeking refuge under the qarmal.

ويقال أيضا: أذل من قرملة

It is also said: more humiliated than a qarmalah.

ولد البختي

The young of the Bachti camel.

أو هو البعير ذو السنامين، وهي القراملة

Or it is the camel with two humps, and that is the qarmalah.

أن قرمليا تردى في بئر

That a qarmali fell into a well.

تردى قرمل في بئر فلم يقدروا على نحره

A qarmal fell into a well, and they could not slaughter it.

ما تشده المرأة في شعرها، وهي ضفائر من شعر وصوف وإبريسم تصل به المرأة شعرها

What a woman ties in her hair, which are braids of hair, wool, and silk with which a woman attaches her hair.

تخال فيه القنة القنونا أو قرمليا مانعا دفونا

You would think in it the abundant hair or a qarmali preventing the covering.

كليلة شيباء التي لست ناسيا ... وليلتنا إذ من ما من قرمل

Kalilah of Shaybaa, whom you do not forget... and our night when from what from Qarmal.

ابن الحميم، ملك من ملوك حمير

Son of al-Hameem, a king from the kings of Himyar.

وإذ نحن ندعو مرثد الخير ربنا ... وإذ نحن لا ندعى عبيدا لقرمل

And when we called Murthid the good our Lord... and when we were not called servants of Qarmal.

الإبل الصغار الكثيرة الأوبار

The small, numerous camels with abundant wool.

وهي إبل الترك

And they are the camels of the Turks.

أمها البختية، وأبوها الفالج

Their mother is the Bachti, and their father is al-Falej.

رميت أرنبا فقرملتها وقصملتها: إذا صرعتها

I threw a rabbit, and I qarmalized it and qasmalized it: meaning, if I overpowered it.