أَرْحَلُ

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أَرْحَلُ A horse white in the back; because it is the place of the رَحْل [or rather of the رِحَالَة]; the whiteness not reaching to the belly nor to the rump nor to the neck: and a sheep or goat black in the back: accord. to Abu-l-Ghowth, the fem., رَحْلَآءُ, applied to a mare, has the former meaning only: but شَاةٌ رَحْلَآءُ means a sheep or goat, or a ewe or she-goat, white in the back, and black in the other parts; and likewise black in the back, and white in the other parts: so says Abu-l-Ghowth: and it is also explained as meaning black, but white in the place of the saddle, from the hinder parts of the shoulderblades: also as meaning white, but black in the back: Az adds that such as is white in one of the hind legs is termed رَجْلَآءُ [with جيم].

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