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كمثل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something short, stout, and strong in build. It is applied to people and animals, indicating a solid and well-formed physique.

Derived headwords

الكُمَيْثِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature.

كَمَثَلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Stout, strongclassical

    Describing a man who is stout, strong, and solid in build.

كَمَاثِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Stout, strongclassical

    Describing a man who is stout, strong, and solid in build. This is a plural form.

مُكَمَّثِلَةُ الخَلْقِadjective
  1. 1.
    Well-formed, stoutly builtclassical

    Describing a female camel that is well-formed and stoutly built.

Parallel reading

الكميثل، كعميثل أهمله الجوهري، والصاغاني، وفي اللسان: هو القصير.
Al-kumaythil, kamaythil, neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani, and in Al-Lisan: he is the short one.
ورجل كمثل وكماثل: صلب شديد
And a man kamathil: stout and strong.
وناقة مكمثلة الخلق.
And a female camel mukamthilat al-khalq (well-formed in creation).