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قنذعل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to a specific, possibly rare, type of creature or object, described as being large and possibly hairy or shaggy. Its usage seems confined to classical Arabic literature and lexicography.

Derived headwords

القُنْذَعِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, hairy creatureclassical

    A term for a large, hairy, or shaggy creature, possibly a beast or monster. It is noted as being omitted by major lexicographers like Al-Jauhari and Al-Sagani.

Parallel reading

كالقنذعل، بالذال المعجمة، وقد أهمله الجوهري أيضا، وكذا الصاغاني، وأورده صاحب اللسان، عن ابن الأعرابي.
Like al-qanḏaʿal, with the dotted ḏāl, and Al-Jauhari also omitted it, as did Al-Sagani, and the author of Al-Lisan mentioned it, from Ibn Al-A'rabi.