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مهصل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something thick, stout, or coarse, possibly related to a donkey. The primary discussion revolves around an adjective derived from this root, with a note on the potential origin of the initial 'mim'.

Derived headwords

مُهَصِّلadjective
  1. 1.
    thick, stout, coarseclassical

    Describing something as thick, stout, or coarse in build or texture. It is used here to describe a donkey.

بَهْصَلnoun
  1. 1.
    thick, stout, coarseclassical

    A term referring to something thick, stout, or coarse. The entry suggests that 'muhaṣṣil' might be derived from this, with the 'mim' being an alteration.

Parallel reading

حمار مهصل، بالضم
A thick/stout donkey, with dammah.
أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-Jawhari and Al-Sagani neglected it.
وفي المحكم: أي غليظ كبهصل
And in Al-Muḥkam: meaning coarse like 'baḥṣal'.
قال ابن سيده: وأرى الميم بدلا
Ibn Sidah said: And I see the 'mim' as an alteration.