بغل

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Form 1بَغُلَ2 senses

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarبُغُولَةٌ

Core sense — he affected stupidity; or he became submissive and humblegenerated

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe affected stupidity, dulness, or lack of intelligence; or he became submissive and humble—تَبَلَّدَ

Said of a man.

See also form 2.

1.2

بَغَلَهُمْ: see form 2.

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, aor. بَغُلَ , inf. n. بُغُولَةٌ , said of a man, i. q. تَبَلَّدَ [i. e. He affected stupidity, dulness, or want of intelligence; or he became submissive, and humble; &c.]. (TA.) [See also 2.] بَغَلَهُمْ : see 2.

Form 2تَبْغِيلٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — sturdiness of body; going at an easy, wide-stepped pace; making children base-borngenerated

2.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

The maṣdar means being big, thick, or rude, and hard, strong, or sturdy in body, or said of the body; and from this, according to some, بَغْلٌ is derived.

2.1.1figurative · مجازhe was powerless and weak, or languid, and tired, in his going or pace—بغّل

Maṣdar as above.

2.1.2figurative · مجازthe camels went at a pace between the one called هَمْجَلَة and the one called عَنَق—بغّلت الإِبِلُ

Maṣdar as above; and from this, according to IDrd, بَغْلٌ is derived. Or: they went in a certain way, with a wide step. See also form 5.

he was tired, so he went an easy but quick pace—أَعْيَا فَبَغَّلَ

Or the maṣdar means the going in a gentle manner.

Same as هَمْلَجَ.

2.2figurative · مجازhe made their children base-born, or ignoble, by marrying among them—بَغَّلَهُمْ

Maṣdar as above.

بَغَلَهُمْ, has the same meaning; it is from بَغْلٌ, because the بغل [or mule] cannot match the pace of the horse.

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, the inf. n., signifies The being big, thick, or rude, and hard, strong, or sturdy, in body; or said of the body: and hence, accord. to some, is derived بَغْلٌ . (TA.) بغّل , inf. n. as above, He was impotent and weak, or languid, and fatigued, (JK, K, TA,) in going, or pace. (TA.) بغّلت الإِبِلُ , (K,) inf. n. as above, (S, K,) The camels went a pace between that termed هَمْجَلَة and that termed عَنَق : (S, * K, TA:) and hence بَغْلٌ is derived accord. to IDrd: (TA:) or they went in a certain manner, with wide step: (JK:) [see also 5:] or the inf. n. signifies the going in a gentle manner: and one says, أَعْيَا فَبَغَّلَ , i. e. [he was fatigued, so] he went an easy, but a quick, pace; syn. هَمْلَجَ . (TA.) بَغَّلَهُمْ , (inf. n. as above, TA,) He made their children to be base-born, or ignoble, (K, TA,) by marrying among them; (IDrd, TA;) as also بَغَلَهُمْ , aor. بَغَلَ : (K:) from بَغْلٌ ; because the بغل [or mule] is unable to equal the heat, or course, of the horse. (TA.)

Form 5تبغّل1 sense

Core sense — he became like a mule in the width of his stepgenerated

5.1

Said of a camel: he became like the بَغْل [or mule] in the width of his step.

Derived nouns 5

Nounبَغْلٌ1 sense

Core sense — the mule, bred from a he-ass and a maregenerated

1figurative · مجاز[a road in which is the urine of mules]—طَرِيقٌ فِيهِ أَبْوَالُ البِغَالِ

The mule: the animal bred between the he-ass and the mare, or sometimes between the horse and the she-ass. It is also called بَغَّالٌ, as in a verse of Jereer.

Plurals: أَبْغَلٌ, a plural of paucity, and أَبْغَالٌ, also a plural of paucity, and بِغَالٌ, a plural of multitude; and the ism jamʿ مَبْغُولَآءُ, meaning a number of mules together.

The female is called بَغْلَةٌ, plural بَغَلَاتٌ and بِغَالٌ. See form 2, in two places.

Meaning a difficult road.

[such a woman is more barren than a she-mule]—فُلَانَةُ أَعْقَرُ مِنْ بَغْلَةٍ

[the mule is a bastard, and he is a relation to him]—البَغْلُ نَغْلٌ وَ هُوَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ

Meaning he is a bastard.

[he is a mule, a bastard]—هُوَ بَغْلٌ نَغْلٌ

Since the mule suggests bad temper, or perverseness, and roughness, this is said in describing one who is low or ignoble. Er-Rāghib.

[such a one bought a beautiful female slave]—اِشْتَرَى فُلَانٌ بَغْلَةً حَسْنَآءَ

The people of Egypt say this and the two sayings that follow.

[in the house of the sons of such a one are slaves, or female slaves]—فِى بَيْتِ بَنِى فُلَانٍ بِغَالٌ

[I bought some of the slaves, or female slaves, of El-Yemen, but for a high price]—اِشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْ بِغَالِ اليَمَنْ وَ لٰكِنْ بِغَالِى الثَّمَنْ

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The mule; i. e. the animal generated between the he-ass and the mare [or sometimes between the horse and the she-ass]; (TA;) also called بَغَّالٌ ; so in a verse of Jereer: (S, Sgh:) pl. أَبْغَلٌ [a pl. of pauc.] (JK) and أَبْغَالٌ , [also] a pl. of pauc., (Msb,) and بِغَالٌ , (JK, S, Msb, K,) a pl. of mult.; (Msb;) and quasi-pl. n. مَبْغُولَآءُ , (K,) meaning a number of mules ( بِغَال ) together: (JK, * S:) the female is termed بَغْلَةٌ ; (S, Msb, K;) pl. بَغَلَاتٌ and بِغَالٌ . (Msb.) See 2, in two places. You say طَرِيقٌ فِيهِ أَبْوَالُ البِغَالِ [A road in which is the urine of mules]; meaning a difficult road. (TA.) And فُلَانَةُ أَعْقَرُ مِنْ بَغْلَةٍ [Such a woman is more barren than a she-mule]. (TA.) And البَغْلُ نَغْلٌ وَ هُوَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ [The mule is a bastard, and he is a relation to him]; meaning he is a bastard. (TA.) And as the mule suggests the idea of evil disposition, or perverseness, and roughness, you say, in describing him who is low, or ignoble, هُوَ بَغْلٌ نَغْلٌ [he is a mule, a bastard]. (Er-Rághib, TA.) The people of Egypt say, اِشْتَرَى فُلَانٌ بَغْلَةً حَسْنَآءَ , meaning [Such a one bought a beautiful] female slave: and فِى بَيْتِ بَنِى فُلَانٍ بِغَالٌ [ In the house of the sons of such a one are slaves, or female slaves]: and اِشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْ بِغَالِ اليَمَنْ وَ لٰكِنْ بِغَالِى الثَّمَنْ [ I bought of the slaves, or female slaves, of El-Yemen, but for a high price]. (TA.)

Nounبَغَّالٌ2 senses

Core sense — one who owns, or attends to, mulesgenerated

[Ism waḥda of بَغَّالَةٌ, which is a collective generic noun, like حَمَّارَةٌ and جَمَّالَةٌ, but explained by Freytag as meaning "he who possesses many mules".]

An owner, or keeper, of mules, or of the mule.

It is also the same in meaning as بَغْلٌ.

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[n. un. of بَغَّالَةٌ , which is a coll. gen. n., like حَمَّارَةٌ and جَمَّالَةٌ , but explained by Freytag as meaning “ he who possesses many mules; ”] An owner, or attendant, (Sb, S,) of mules, (Sb, TA,) or of the mule. (S.) See also بَغْلٌ , with which it is syn.

Nounبَغَّالَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who owns, or attends to, mulesgenerated

Same as the word just before it.

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: see what next precedes.

Nounهُوَ مِنَ الثَّوْرِ أَبْغَلُ وَ مِنَ الحِمَارِ أَثْقَلُ1 sense

Core sense — he is more mulish than the bull, and more sluggish than the assgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

[He is more mulish than the bull, and more heavy, or sluggish, than the ass.]

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[He is more mulish than the bull, and more heavy, or sluggish, than the ass]. (TA.)

Nounمَبْغُولَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — a number of mules togethergenerated

See بَغْلٌ.

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: see بَغْلٌ .