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عَثْكَلَ

Root: عثكل

Form: Q. 1

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عَثْكَلَ
Q. 1 Verbal.Noun عَثْكَلَةٌ, He adorned the هودج [or women's camel-vehicle] with the kind of pendant termed عُثْكُولَة. And عُثْكِلَ الهَوْدَجُ The هودج was [so] adorned.

def.2 And [the Verbal.Noun] عَثْكَلَةٌ signifies A heavy kind of running. One says, هُوَ يُعَثْكِلُ He runs heavily.
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