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كعل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are stuck, clinging, or refuse to move, often with negative connotations. It extends to describe people who are short, black, stingy, or contemptible, and actions related to stubbornness or clinging.

Derived headwords

الكَعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    dungclassical

    The excrement of any animal, especially when it has solidified or is clinging.

  2. 2.
    dirt on testiclesclassical

    The dirt or debris that clings to the testicles of rams.

  3. 3.
    short, black manclassical

    A man who is both short and dark-skinned.

  4. 4.
    stingy rich manclassical

    A wealthy individual who is also miserly.

  5. 5.
    clinging datesclassical

    Dates that are tightly stuck together.

كَعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be short and blackclassical

    To possess the qualities of being short and dark-skinned.

  2. 2.
    to be stingyclassical

    To be characterized by stinginess, especially when wealthy.

كَعَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessclassical

    The state or quality of being stingy or miserly.

الكَعْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dungclassical

    A mass of solidified or clinging excrement.

  2. 2.
    clinging datesclassical

    Dates that are stuck together.

  3. 3.
    shepherdclassical

    A contemptible or wicked shepherd.

الأَكْعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    shepherdsclassical

    Plural of a contemptible or wicked shepherd.

تَكَعَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to stick tightlyclassical

    To adhere strongly or become firmly attached.

المُكَعْوِلnoun
  1. 1.
    swollen with angerclassical

    Someone whose face or body is swollen due to intense anger.

  2. 2.
    one who wiggles buttocksclassical

    A person who moves their buttocks provocatively or suggestively.

الكُعَيْلadjective
  1. 1.
    shortclassical

    Possessing a short stature.

كَعْلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    weak and small womanclassical

    A woman who is both physically weak and small in stature.

الكَعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    insultclassical

    A term of abuse or insult, used alongside 'al-tha'l'.

الكُوعَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plateauclassical

    A flat, elevated area of land; a plateau.

Parallel reading

هو الرجيع من كل شيء حين يضعه.
It is the excrement of everything when it has solidified.
الكعل: ما يتعلق بخصى الكباش من الوسخ، وفي المحكم: من الوذح.
Al-ka'l: what clings to the testicles of rams from dirt, and in Al-Muḥkam: from wax/earwax.
هو أيضا: الرجل القصير الأسود
It is also: the short, black man.
وأصبحت ليلى لها زوج قذر كعل تغشاه سواد وقصر
And Layla became hers a foul husband, short and black, covered by darkness and shortness.
الكعل أيضا: الراعي اللئيم
Al-ka'l also: the wicked shepherd.
وقد كعل كعالة
And he was characterized by stinginess (ka'alah).
الكعل: التمر الملتزق شديدا
Al-ka'l: dates that are very tightly stuck together.
الغني الكثير المال البخيل.
The rich man with much wealth who is stingy.
وتكعل: اشتد التزاقه.
And tak'ala: it became intensely stuck.
المكعل، كمحدث: المنتفخ غضبا
Al-muk'il, like muḥdath: one who is swollen with anger.
ذهب يكعل استه.
He went to wiggle his buttocks.
الكعيل، كزبير: القصير
Al-ku'ayl, like zuabyr: the short one.
وامرأة كعلة: ضعيفة صغيرة.
And a ka'lah woman: weak and small.
والرجل إذا سب قيل: هو الثعل والكعل.
And when a man is insulted, it is said: he is al-tha'l and al-ka'l.
والكوعلة: القارة.
And al-ku'alah: the plateau.