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كال

Root: كل

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

كال kāll tired, fatigued, faint, languid

Entry 2

كال (كيل) kāla i (kail, مكال makāl, مكيل makīl) to measure (هـ s.th.); to weigh (هـ s.th.); to compare by measuring (ب هـ s.th. with), measure s.th. (هـ) by the standard of (ب); to measure out, mete out, allot, apportion (ل هـ s.th. to s.o.) │ كال له الشتائم to heap abuse on s.o.; كال له اللطمات (laṭamāt) to give s.o. a beating, spank, thrash s.o. II to measure (هـ s.th.) III to return like for like, repay in kind (ه to s.o.)

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