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أَعْيَطُ

Root: عيط

Full Definition

أَعْيَطُ Long in the neck; accord. to some, with justness of stature; applied to a camel; as also عَيَّاطٌ : fem. عَيْطَآءُ; applied to a she-camel; and to a woman, in the sense expl. above: pl. عِيطٌ.
2 Long in the head and neck; which is ugly.
3 Tall; the fem. being applied in this sense to a mare; and the pl. to horses: high; lofty; applied to a mountain; and the fem. to a [mountain such as is termed] قَارَة, and to [such as is termed] a هَضْبَة; and the masc. also, in this sense, to a palace, or the like; and to عِزّ [or might, or nobility, or the like]. The pl. also signifies Excellent, and youthful, camels; between the حِقَّة and the رَبَاعِيَة.
4 Refusing; resisting; withstanding: applied to a man, and to a wild ass.
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