ه ض ل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of abundance, largeness, and multitude, particularly concerning people, animals, and rain. It also extends to meanings of being strong, tall, and sometimes to the sound or movement associated with large groups or heavy rain.

Derived headwords

الهَيْضَلَةnoun

1.
Woman of medium buildclassical
A woman described as being of medium build or stature.
2.
Abundant she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is very productive or has abundant milk.
3.
Stout and tall woman/animalclassical
A woman or animal (like a camel) that is stout, tall, and large.
4.
Aged animal/personclassical
An aged or elderly female animal (like sheep) or person. It is not said of a male camel.
5.
Armed groupclassical
A group of people who are armed and united in their purpose, especially in warfare.
6.
Group for raidingclassical
A group of people gathered for a raid or expedition, not necessarily very large.
7.
Sounds of peopleclassical
The collective sounds made by a group of people.

هَيِضَلadjective

1.
Stout and tall manclassical
A man who is stout, tall, and large in stature.
2.
Numerous armyclassical
Referring to a large and numerous army.
3.
Infantryclassical
Specifically referring to the foot soldiers within an army.
4.
Group of peopleclassical
A large group or multitude of people.

الهَضْلnoun

1.
Abundanceclassical
Something that is abundant, plentiful, or copious.

الهَضْلَاءadjective

1.
Long-breasted womanclassical
A woman characterized by having long or prominent breasts.

أَهْضَلَتverb

1.
Rained heavilyclassical
The sky or heavens poured down abundant and heavy rain.
2.
Bucket splashed waterclassical
A bucket was splashed with water by the well's surge as it was lowered.

هَضَلَverb

1.
Flowed profuselyclassical
To flow or pour out abundantly, used for speech or poetry.

هَضَبَverb

1.
Flowed profuselyclassical
To flow or pour out abundantly, used for speech or poetry.

هَضْلَاءadjective

1.
Elevated menstruationclassical
A woman whose menstruation is elevated or heavy.

عَنَزٌ هَيْضَلَةnoun

1.
Goat with broad flanksclassical
A female goat characterized by having broad or wide flanks.

الهِضَالnoun

1.
Camel driver's chantclassical
The chant or song used by a camel driver (hadi) to urge on the camels.

Parallel reading

الهيضلة: المرأة النصف

Al-hayḍalah: The woman of medium build.

الناقة الغزيرة

The abundant she-camel.

الضخمة الطويلة من النساء والإبل

The stout and tall one among women and camels.

ورجل هيضل: ضخم طويل عظيم

And a hayḍal man: stout, tall, and great.

المسنة

The aged one.

الجماعة المتسلحة: أمرهم في الحرب واحد

The armed group: their command in war is one.

كالهيضل

Like the hayḍal (group).

الهيضلة: أصوات الناس

Al-hayḍalah: The sounds of people.

والهضل، بالفتح: الكثير

And al-haḍl, with the fatha: the abundant.

أصلا قبيل الليل أو غاديتها ... بكرا غدية في الندى الهضل

Early in the night or its morning... a young camel in the abundant dew.

والهضلاء: الطويلة الثديين من النساء

And al-haḍlā': the long-breasted one among women.

وأهضلت السماء: سحت بمطرها

And the sky ahḍalat: it poured down with its rain.

أهضلت الدلو: إذا ضربها جال البئر فنضحت بالماء

The bucket ahḍalat: if the surge of the well struck it and it splashed with water.

هضل بالشعر وبالكلام: إذا سح سحا

He haḍala with poetry and with speech: if it flowed profusely.

والهيضل: الجيش الكثير

And al-hayḍal: the numerous army.

امرأة هضلاء: ارتفع حيضها

A haḍlā' woman: her menstruation was heavy.

عنز هيضلة: عريضة الخاصرتين

A hayḍalah goat: broad in the flanks.

بهيضلة إذا دعيت أجابت ... مصور قرنها نقد قديم

A broad-flanked one, when called, she answered... her horn shaped, an old coin.

والهضال، كشداد: الحادي

And al-hiḍāl, like shiddād: the camel driver.

من آخر الليل عليها هضال

From the end of the night, upon her is the hadi's chant.