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قعمل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of eating or consuming food, particularly in a thorough or complete manner. It also has a derived noun referring to a specific type of bird.

Derived headwords

القَعْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bustardclassical

    A large ground-dwelling bird, often found in open country. This is a specific term for the bird.

قَعْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat completelyclassical

    To consume food entirely, leaving nothing behind. This verb implies thorough eating.

قَعْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatclassical

    A general term for eating food. It is used synonymously with another verb.

Parallel reading

القعملة: الطرجهارة، عن ابن الأعرابي
Al-Qamlah: the bustard, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.
وهي القمعلة، نقله الأزهري
And it is Al-Qamlah, as transmitted by Al-Azharī.
قعمل الطعام أجمع: أكله، كقعبله
Qamala the food entirely: he ate it, like qabbalahu.