ضَلَضِلٌ
Root: ضل
Full Definition
ضَلَضِلٌ
and
ضَلَضِلَةٌ , as though contracted from ضَلَاضِلٌ [and ضَلَاضِلَةٌ], or ضَلَضِلَةٌ أَرْضٌ and ضَلَضِلٌ [in the CK ضَلَضَلَةٌ and صَلَضَلٌ] and
ضُلَضِلَةٌ and
ضُلَضِلٌ and
ضُلَاضِلٌ and ضُلْضُلَةٌ, Rugged land or ground. And مَكَانٌ
ضَلَضِلٌ, originally ضَلَاضِيلُ, A hard, stony place.
2 Also, i. e. ضَلَضِلٌ and ضَلَضِلَةٌ , accord. to As, or ضُلَضِلَةٌ , [said to be] the only instance of its kind among reduplicate words, and, as in the Jm, ضُلْضُلَةٌ , A stone, or stones, such as a man can lift from the ground and carry: or, accord. to the T, ضلضلة [thus in the TA, app. ضَلَضِلَةٌ or ضُلَضِلَةٌ ,] signifies any stone such as a man can lift from the ground and carry, or above that, smooth, found in the interiors of valleys.
2 Also, i. e. ضَلَضِلٌ and ضَلَضِلَةٌ , accord. to As, or ضُلَضِلَةٌ , [said to be] the only instance of its kind among reduplicate words, and, as in the Jm, ضُلْضُلَةٌ , A stone, or stones, such as a man can lift from the ground and carry: or, accord. to the T, ضلضلة [thus in the TA, app. ضَلَضِلَةٌ or ضُلَضِلَةٌ ,] signifies any stone such as a man can lift from the ground and carry, or above that, smooth, found in the interiors of valleys.
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