قعل

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things that emerge, detach, or are prominent, often associated with natural phenomena like flowers, dust, or elevated landforms. It also extends to descriptions of gait, character, and specific objects like arrows.

Derived headwords

القَعَالnoun

1.
grape blossomclassical
The blossom of the grape vine, as mentioned in Al-Sihah. Some versions suggest it refers to grape seeds, a point debated by scholars.
2.
henna blossomclassical
The blossom of henna and similar plants, or what falls from it.
3.
fallen petalsclassical
What falls from the blossoms of grape vines, henna, and similar plants, from their calyxes.
4.
camel hairclassical
The loose hair shed by a camel.

قَعَّالَةnoun

1.
calyxclassical
The calyx of the blossom of grape vines, henna, and similar plants.

أَقْعَلَverb

1.
to blossomclassical
Said of blossoms, meaning they have emerged or opened.

وَاقْعَأَلَّverb

1.
to split openclassical
Said of a blossom or bud that splits open, revealing what is inside.

اقْتِعَالnoun

1.
removalclassical
The act of removing something.
2.
stirringclassical
Stirring something in one's hand, as if to extract it from its core.

القَاعِلَةnoun

1.
tall mountainclassical
A tall, towering mountain.
2.
eagle's nestclassical
An eagle that nests in or perches upon high places, specifically mountains.

قَاعِلَةadjective

1.
nesting on highclassical
Describing an eagle that nests on high mountains.

قِيَعْلَةnoun

1.
eagle's nestclassical
An eagle that nests in or perches upon high places, specifically mountains.
2.
mountainous placeclassical
A place named after a high mountain, where eagles might reside.

المُقْتَعَلadjective

1.
poorly straightened arrowclassical
An arrow that has not been properly straightened or fletched.

المُفْتَعَلadjective

1.
fabricatedclassical
Something made up or fabricated, not genuine.
2.
artificialclassical
Not naturally made; something worked by hand or artificially created.

القَعُولَةnoun

1.
gait of scooping dustclassical
A gait where one walks as if scooping up dust with their feet; considered an ugly walk.
2.
feet turned inwardclassical
The feet turning inward, or the heels being far apart with the rest of the foot turning inward.
3.
weak walkclassical
A weak or feeble manner of walking.

القَعْلnoun

1.
stick for datesclassical
A stick called 'mushatt' placed under bunches of dates to prevent them from getting dusty.
2.
short, stingy personclassical
A short, stingy, and ill-omened person.

القُعَيْلnoun

1.
male rabbitclassical
The male of the rabbit.

القِيَعْلَةnoun

1.
coarse womanclassical
A coarse, large woman.
2.
eagle on mountainclassical
An eagle that stays on high mountains.

القَوْعَلَةnoun

1.
small hillclassical
A small hill or mound.

قَوَعَلَverb

1.
to sit uponclassical
To sit upon something.

اقْعِيلَالnoun

1.
erect postureclassical
To be erect or upright in posture, especially when riding.

مِقْعَالَةadjective

1.
standing rockclassical
A rock that stands upright without being rooted in the ground.

القَعُولَىnoun

1.
gait of scooping dustclassical
A variant pronunciation or usage for 'al-qa'wlah', referring to a gait where one walks as if scooping up dust with their feet.

Parallel reading

القعال، كغراب: نور العنب كما في الصحاح

Al-Qal, like ghurab: the blossom of the grape vine, as in Al-Sihah.

وفيه نظر ظاهر

And there is apparent consideration in it (i.e., the debate about grape blossoms).

القعال: فاغية الحناء وشبهه، أو هو ما تناثر منه

Al-Qal: the blossom of henna and similar plants, or what has fallen from it.

واحدته قعالة

Its singular is qaalalah.

القعال: الوبر الناسل من البعير

Al-Qal: the loose hair shed by a camel.

وأقعل النور كما في الصحاح

And the blossom 'aqala (emerged), as in Al-Sihah.

واقعأل كاشمعل: انشقت عنه قعالته

Waq'ala, like ishma'alla: its calyx split open.

انشق قعاله وتناثر

Its calyx split open and scattered.

والاقتعال: تنحيته، وأيضا استنفاضه في يده عن شجره

And al-iqti'al: its removal, and also stirring it in one's hand from its core.

والقاعلة، واحدة القواعل: الجبل الطويل الشامخ

And al-qa'ilah, the singular of al-qawa'il: the tall, towering mountain.

أي أربع لقوات

Meaning four strongholds.

وعقاب قيعلة وقوعلة، على الصفة والإضافة فيهما

And an eagle, qai'lah and qaw'lah, as a description and in an إضافة construction.

وحلقت بك العقاب القيعله

And the eagle circled high above you, the qai'lah (mountainous place).

المقتعل للمفعول، أي بفتح العين: السهم الذي لم يبر بريا جيدا

Al-muqta'al, in the passive participle form (i.e., with fatha on the 'ayn): the arrow that was not well straightened.

فرميت القوم رشقا صائبا ... ليس بالعصل ولا بالمقتعل

So I shot the people with an accurate throw... not crooked nor poorly straightened.

ولا بالمفتعل، بالفاء وفتح العين وتخفيف اللام، ومعناه المدعى

Nor al-muft'al, with fa, fatha on 'ayn, and light lam, meaning fabricated.

ليس مما يعمل بالأيدي، إنما هو سهام كلام

It is not something made by hands; rather, it is metaphorical arrows (of speech).

وهو أن يمشي كأنه يغرف التراب بقدميه، وهي مشية قبيحة

It is walking as if scooping up dust with one's feet, and it is an ugly gait.

القعل، بالفتح: عود يسمى المشحط يجعل تحت سروغ القطوف لئلا تتعفر

Al-Qal, with fatha: a stick called 'mushatt' placed under bunches of dates to prevent them from getting dusty.

القعل أيضا: القصير البخيل المشؤوم

Al-Qal also: the short, stingy, ill-omened person.

صوابه القيعل كحيدر

Its correct form is al-qai'al, like haidar.

القيعلة، كحيدرة: المرأة الجافية العظيمة

Al-Qai'alah, like haidarrah: the coarse, large woman.

أي برؤوس الجبال

Meaning on the tops of mountains.

الجبيل الصغير، أو الأكمة الصغيرة، واحدة القواعل

The small hill, or the small mound, singular of al-qawa'il.

وقوعل: قعد عليها

Wa qaw'ala: he sat upon it.

الانتصاب في الركوب

Being erect in posture while riding.

صخرة مقعالة، كمحمارة: منتصبة لا أصل لها في الأرض

A rock muq'alah, like mihmarah: standing upright without a root in the ground.

فصرت أمشي القعولى والفنجله

So I began to walk with the qawlah gait and the fanjalah.