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ه ق ل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of youth, speed, and specific animals like ostriches and mice. It also extends to descriptions of physical characteristics such as tallness, awkwardness, and hunger, as well as a particular gait.

Derived headwords

الهِقْلnoun
  1. 1.
    young ostrichclassical

    The young male ostrich.

  2. 2.
    male ostrichclassical

    The male ostrich, also referred to as the 'dhaleem'.

وإن ضربت على العلات أجت ... أجيج الهقل من خيط النعام — And if you strike the flanks, it will produce ... the roaring of the young ostrich from the ostrich flock.
هَقَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female ostrichclassical

    The female ostrich.

والله ما هقلة حصاء عن لها ... جون السراة هزف لحمه زيم — By God, a fertile female ostrich, whose offspring are strong, with a lean body and tender flesh.
الهِقْلadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and awkwardclassical

    A description for a tall and awkward man.

الهِقْلnoun
  1. 1.
    hungryclassical

    A person who is hungry, specifically one with an empty stomach.

الهاقِلnoun
  1. 1.
    male mouseclassical

    The male of the mouse species.

الهَيْقَلnoun
  1. 1.
    male ostrichclassical

    The male ostrich, also known as the 'dhaleem'.

  2. 2.
    lizardclassical

    The desert lizard (ضب).

الهيقل: الظليم — The 'hayqal': the male ostrich.
الهَيْقَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of walkingclassical

    A specific manner or style of walking.

التَهَقُّلnoun
  1. 1.
    slow walkingclassical

    Walking slowly, a deliberate and unhurried pace.

Parallel reading

وإن ضربت على العلات أجت ... أجيج الهقل من خيط النعام
And if you strike the flanks, it will produce ... the roaring of the young ostrich from the ostrich flock.
هقل كأن رأسه جماح
A young ostrich whose head is like a runaway.
والله ما هقلة حصاء عن لها ... جون السراة هزف لحمه زيم
By God, a fertile female ostrich, whose offspring are strong, with a lean body and tender flesh.
الهقل: الطويل الأخرق من الرجال
The 'hiqil': the tall and awkward man.
الهقل، ككتف: الخميص الجائع
The 'hiqil', like 'kitf': the hungry one with an empty stomach.
والهاقل: الذكر من الفأر
And the 'haqil': the male of the mouse.
والهيقل، كحيدر: الظليم
And the 'hayqal', like 'haydar': the male ostrich.
الهيقلة، بهاء: ضرب من المشي
The 'hayqalah', with a 'taa' marbuta': a type of walking.
التهقل: المشي البطيء، فيما يقال
The 'tahaqquul': slow walking, as it is said.