شُلْشُلٌ
Root: شل
Full Definition
شُلْشُلٌ
A man light, active, or agile; [and] so
مِشَلٌّ , and
شَلُولٌ : or the first, a boy, or young man, sharp-headed; light, or active, in spirit; brisk, lively, or sprightly, in his work; and so شُعْشُعٌ, and جُلْجُلٌ: or a man clever, ingenious, acute, or sharp; light, active, or agile: or light, active, or agile, in accomplishing that which is wanted; quick; a good companion; cheerful in mind; as also
شَلْشَلٌ , and
مِشَلٌّ [in the CK مُشِلٌّ], and
شَلُولٌ , and
, and
شُلَلٌ , of which last the pl. is شُلَلُونَ, it having no broken pl. because of the rareness of فُعَلٌ as the measure of an epithet: and having little flesh; light, active, or agile, in that which he commences, of work &c.; as also
مُتَشَلْشِلٌ : or this latter [simply] lean, or having little flesh.
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