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ن ه ض ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large, old, or significant, particularly in the context of animals like eagles and falcons, and also refers to an elderly man.

Derived headwords

النَّهْضَلnoun
  1. 1.
    elderly manclassical

    An old man, specifically one who is advanced in age.

نَهْضَلadjective
  1. 1.
    large (eagle, falcon)classical

    Describing a large specimen of an eagle or a falcon.

Parallel reading

النهضل، كجعفر، بالمعجمة
Al-nahḍal, like Ja'far, with the letter me'em.
وفي كتاب سيبويه هو الرجل المسن
And in Sibawayh's book, it is the elderly man.
هكذا فسره السيرافي، قال: والأنثى بالهاء.
Thus interpreted Al-Sirafi, saying: and the feminine is with the 'ha'.
النهضل: الكبير من النسور والبزاة
Al-nahḍal: the large one of eagles and falcons.
يقال نسر نهضل؛ وباز نهضل.
It is said: a large eagle; and a large falcon.