كثل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the rear or front of a ship, its inhabitants, and the act of gathering or accumulating. It also extends to concepts of patience and a specific geographical location.

Derived headwords

الكوثلnoun

1.
Rear of a shipclassical
The rear part of a ship, where the sailors and their belongings are kept.
2.
Front of a shipclassical
Alternatively, the front part of a ship. The 'dawṭīrah' is its 'kawthal'.
3.
Inhabitants of a shipclassical
The people living on a ship.

كوثلname

1.
Name of a manclassical
A man from the Banu Sulaym tribe, to whom the poet Sibāʿ ibn Kawthal is attributed.

الكثلnoun

1.
Gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting; it is considered the origin of the word 'kawthal'.
2.
Heap of foodclassical
A pile or heap of food.

أكثالnoun

1.
Heapsclassical
Plural of 'kathl', referring to heaps, specifically of food.

الكواثلname

1.
A place nameclassical
A region belonging to the Dhibyan tribe, adjacent to the land of Kalb.

التكثيلnoun

1.
Gatheringclassical
The act of gathering or collecting.

Parallel reading

وهو نص العين

It is the middle of the eye (referring to the ship's structure).

وفيه يكون الملاحون ومتاعهم

And in it are the sailors and their belongings.

والدوطيرة كوثلها

And the dawṭīrah is its kawthal.

من الخوف كوثلها يلتزم

From fear, its inhabitants are bound.

وقد تشدد اللام

And the 'lām' may be doubled.

رجل من بني سليم

A man from the Banu Sulaym.

إليه يعزى سباع بن كوثل الشاعر

To him is attributed the poet Sibāʿ ibn Kawthal.

وهو أصل بناء الكوثل

And it is the origin of the structure of the kawthal.

الصبرة من الطعام

A heap of food.

جمعه أكثال

Its plural is akthāl.

أرض ذبيان تلي أرض كلب

The land of Dhibyan, adjacent to the land of Kalb.

قول النابغة الذي تقدم ذكره في كتل يروى بالوجهين

The saying of Al-Nābighah, previously mentioned under 'katala', is narrated with both readings.

التكثيل: الجمع

Al-takthīl: The gathering.