هزل

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Form 1هَزْلٌ1 sense

muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarهَزْلٌ

Core sense — he jested, or joked; he was not seriousgenerated

1.1he jested, or joked; he was not serious, or in earnest—هَزَلَ

It is the opposite of جِدٌّ.

he jested, or joked; he was not serious, or in earnest—هَزِلَ

maṣdar as above.

he jested, or joked; he was not serious, or in earnest—هَازَلَ

One says فِى كَلاَمِهِ, of his speech, and فِى الأَمْرِ, of the affair.

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is contr. of جِدٌّ . (S, Mgh, K.) You say, هَزَلَ , aor. هَزِلَ , inf. n. هَزْلٌ ; (S, Msb, K;) and هَزِلَ , aor. هَزَلَ , (K,) inf. n. as above; (TA;) and هَازَلَ ; (K;) He jested, or joked; (Msb;) or was not serious, or in earnest; (TA;) فِى كَلاَمِهِ in his speech; (Msb, TA;) and فِى الأَمْرِ in the affair. (TA.)

Form 3هَازَلَ1 sense

Core sense — he jested, or jokedgenerated

3.1

He jested, or joked. See Form 1.

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He jested, or joked. (K.) See 1.

Derived nouns 3

Nounهُزاَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — leanness, meagreness, emaciationgenerated

Leanness, meagreness, emaciation; the opposite of fatness.

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Leanness, meagreness, emaciation: contr. of fatness. (S, K.)

Nounهَزْلَى1 sense

Core sense — lean, meagre, emaciatedgenerated

1lean, meagre, emaciated—هَزِيلٌ

This word is the plural of it.

Given in the K under خَشَبٌ.

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, pl. of هَزِيلٌ Lean, meagre, emaciated. (K, voce خَشَبٌ .)

Nounمَهْزُولٌ1 sense

Core sense — lean, meagre, emaciatedgenerated

Two examples of this word occur in a verse cited under عِرْضٌ.

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: see two exs. in a verse cited voce عِرْضٌ .