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كعظل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root is presented as a variant or less common form of the root كعطل (k-ʿ-ṭ-l). It is primarily associated with meanings related to being crippled, lame, or immobile, often due to a defect in the leg or foot.

Derived headwords

كَعْظَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be lameclassical

    To be afflicted with lameness or inability to walk properly, often due to a defect in the leg or foot.

كَعْظَلnoun
  1. 1.
    lamenessclassical

    A condition of being lame or crippled, particularly affecting the leg or foot.

Parallel reading

كعظل أهمله الجوهري
Kaʿẓala was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وهي لغة في كعطل، في جميع معانيه
And it is a dialectal variant of Kaʿṭala, in all its meanings.
عن كراع
According to Kraa'.
قال ابن بري: والمعروف عن يعقوب: شد كعطل، بالطاء المهملة
Ibn Barrī said: And what is known from Ya'qūb is: Kaṭala, with the unpointed ṭā'.