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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to slow or awkward movement, specifically a slow gait or side-to-side swaying while walking. It also encompasses the concept of a slow-moving enemy.

Derived headwords

النُعْظَلَةnoun

1.
Slow-moving enemyclassical
An enemy characterized by slow movement or a sluggish advance.

العُنْظَلَةnoun

1.
Slow enemyclassical
Similar to النعظلة, referring to an enemy that moves slowly.

العُنْظَلَةnoun

1.
Swaying gaitclassical
A manner of walking characterized by swaying from side to side.

Parallel reading

النعظلة، بالظاء المعجمة

Al-Nu'ẓlah, with the emphatic ẓāʼ.

كما هو في الأصول الصحيحة

As it is in the correct manuscripts.

فما في نسختنا بالغين المعجمة خطأ

So what is in our copy with the non-emphatic ghayn is an error.

وقد أهمله الجوهري

And Al-Jawhari omitted it.

وقال أبو عمر و: هو العدو البطيء

And Abu 'Amr said: It is the slow enemy.

كالعنظلة

Like al-'Unẓalah.

وقال ابن عباد: هو الحيكان في المشي يمنة ويسرة

And Ibn 'Abbad said: It is the swaying in walking to the right and to the left.

كما في العباب

As in Al-'Abab.