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بَوْلٌ

Root: بول

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بَوْلٌ , originally an Verbal.Noun, [Urine; stale:] pl. أَبْوَالٌ.
2 أَبْوَالُ البِغَالِ The seminal fluid of mules. And hence, as being likened thereto, because it is fruitless, The سَرَاب [or mirage: in the CK الشَّرابُ]. It is also applied to the road of El-Yemen, which is not travelled but by mules: see also art. بغل.
3 بَوْلُ العَجُوزِ Cow's milk.
4 بَوْلٌ signifies also Offspring.
5 And A large number.
6 See also أَبْوَلُ.
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