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كضل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the concept of pushing or repelling something. It is noted as being neglected by major lexicographers, with one source defining it as 'to defend something'.

Derived headwords

الكضلnoun
  1. 1.
    defenseclassical

    The act of defending or pushing back against something.

Parallel reading

الكضل، بالضاد المعجمة أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، وقال ابن عباد: هو الدفع عن الشيء، كما في العباب.
Al-Kaḍl, with the emphatic ḍād, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan. Ibn 'Abbad said: it is to push back from something, as in Al-'Abab.