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قنقل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to large measures and heavy, cumbersome things. It also extends to a specific historical artifact, a crown, and a description of a person's heavy gait.

Derived headwords

القِنْقِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large measureclassical

    A large measure, specifically mentioned as holding thirty-three 'makkuk' (a unit of volume). It is estimated to be equivalent to two pounds.

القِنْفَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Heavy-footed personclassical

    A person who walks with a heavy gait, described as 'heavy and sluggish'.

القِنْفَلname
  1. 1.
    Crown of Khosrauclassical

    The name of a crown belonging to Khosrau (Caesarea), which was given to Surāqah ibn Mālik by Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb.

Parallel reading

المكيال الضخم، نقله الجوهري، يسع ثلاثة وثلاثين منا
The large measure, as transmitted by Al-Jawhari, holds thirty-three 'makkuk'.
كما في الغريبين للهروي
As mentioned in Al-Gharibayn by Al-Harawi.
ولم يذكر كم المن وأحسبه وزن رطلين
He did not mention how much the 'mann' is, and I reckon it to be the weight of two pounds.
كيل عداء بالجراف القنفل من صبرة مثل الكثيب الأهيل
He measured out with a large measure from a heap like a towering dune.
مالك لا تجرفها بالقنفل لا خير في الكمأة إن لم تفعل
Why don't you scoop it up with the large measure? There is no good in truffles if you don't.
الرجل الثقيل الوطء
The man with a heavy gait.
الثقيل الوخم
The heavy and sluggish one.
اسم تاج لكسرى
The name of a crown of Khosrau.
أتي به عمر بن الخطاب وألبسه سراقة بن مالك مع السوارين
It was brought to 'Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, and he dressed Surāqah ibn Mālik with it along with the two bracelets.
أنه كان تاج كسرى مثل القنفل العظيم
That it was the crown of Khosrau, like the great Qanfal.