احكل عَلَىَّ الخَبَرُ The information was dubious, confused, or vague, to me; (Zj, Ṣ, Ḳ;) as alsoحَكَلَ↓, (Ḳ,) andاحتكل↓: (Ṣ,* Ḳ,* TA:) and احكل الأَمْرُ (Mṣb) andاحتكل↓ The affair, or case, was dubious, or confused, (Mṣb, TA,) عَلَيْهِ to him. (TA.)

احتكل: see 4, in two places.

Also He learned a foreign language after Arabic. (Fr, Ḳ.)

حُكْلٌ, [app. a pl., of which the sing. is not used; as though its sing. were أَحْكَلُ; like خُرْسٌ, pl. of أَخْرَسُ;] of animals, (TA,) Having no voice, or sound, to be heard; (Ṣ, Ḳ, TA;) like the ذَرّ [or young ones of ants], (Ḳ,) and نَمْل [or ants in general]: or the mute of birds and beasts. (TA.)

الحُكْلُ is also [said to be] a name of Solomon: (Ḳ:) so, accord. to Lth, in the rejez of Ru-beh, where he says,

* لَوْ أَنَّنِى أُتِيتُ عِلْمَ الحُكْلِ *

[Were I gifted with the knowledge of Solomon]. (TA.)

حُكْلَةٌ A barbarousness, or vitiousness, in speech or utterance; or an impediment therein; (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ;) so that one does not speak distinctly. (Ṣ.) You say, فِى لِسَانِهِ حُكْلَةٌ [In his speech, or utterance, is a barbarousness,, &c.]. (Ṣ.)

حَكِيلَةٌ A mispronunciation; or a word mispronounced; syn. لُثْغَةٌ. (TA.)