صَحِلَ
Root: صحل
Form: 1
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صَحِلَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun صَحَلٌ, He was, or became, hoarse, rough, harsh, or gruff, in voice; said of a man: [and] صَحِلَ صَوْتُهُ, Present.T as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, His voice was, or became, hoarse, rough, harsh, or gruff: or sharp, together with hoarseness, roughness, &c.: or صَحَلٌ signifies a roughness, (خُشُونَةٌ, K,) or a rattling, (حَشْرَجَةٌ, Lh, TA,) in the chest: and a cracking in the voice, without a right tenour thereof: one says, فِى صَوْتِهِ
صَحَلٌ
In his voice is a hoarseness [&c.]: and صَحِلَ حَلْقُهُ
His fauces became hoarse [&c.]: but accord. to IAth and others, it is not Arabic [in origin]. See also صَهَلٌ.
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