ṣaḥal

raucous, hoarse

صَحَل

Word

Adjective · pattern فَعَل

Root

ص ح ل

From the same root

All words from ص ح ل →

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • صَحِلَ Form I He was, or became, hoarse, rough, harsh, or gruff, in voice
    , aor. , inf. n. صَحَلٌ, He was, or became, hoarse, rough, harsh, or gruff, in voice; said of a man: (S, O:) [and] صَحِلَ صَوْتُهُ, aor. as above, (K,) and so the inf. n., (TA,) His voice was, or became, hoarse, rough, harsh, or gruff: or sharp, together with hoarseness, roughness, &c.: or صَحَلٌ signifies a roughness, (خُشُونَةٌ, K,) or a rattling, (حَشْرَجَةٌ, Lh, TA,) in the chest: and a cracking in the voice, without a right tenour thereof: (Lh, K, TA:) one says, فِى صَوْتِهِ صَحَلٌ In his voice is a hoarseness [&c.]: (S, O:) and صَحِلَ حَلْقُهُ His fauces became hoarse [&c.]: (IB, TA:) but accord. to IAth and others, it is not Arabic [in origin]. (TA.) See also صَهَلٌ.
  • صَحْلٌ Open entry
    [app. a mistake for صَحَلٌ]: see صَحَلٌ.
  • صَحِلٌ Hoarse, rough, harsh, or gruff
    , (K,) or صَحِلُ الصَّوْتِ, (S, O,) Hoarse, rough, harsh, or gruff, [&c.,] in voice; as also ↓ أَصْحَلُ. (S, O, K.) And صَوْتٌ صَحِلٌ [A voice that is hoarse, &c.]. (TA, from a trad.)
  • أَصْحَلُ Open entry
    : see the next preceding paragraph.

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