خَوَلٌ
Root: خول
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خَوَلٌ
A man's slaves, or servants, and other dependents: or slaves, and cattle, or camels &c.: or the cattle, camels &c., [in the CK, النِّعَم is erroneously put for النَّعَم,] and male and female slaves, and other dependents, given to one by God: said to be from 2 [q. v.]: it is said to be a quasi-pl. n.; and the sing. is
خَائِلٌ ; though used as sing. and pl., and masc. and fem.: sometimes used as a sing. applied to a male slave and a female slave: but Fr says that it is pl. [or quasi-pl. n.] of
خَائِلٌ meaning a pastor. You say هٰؤُلَآءِ خَوَلُ فُلَانٍ, meaning These are persons who have been subjected, and taken as slaves, by such a one.
2 See also خَالٌ.
3 Also A gift, or gifts: [and this seems to be the primary signification; whence “ a slave ” &c., and “ slaves ” &c., as being given by God:] so in the phrase, هُوَ كَثرُ الخَوَلِ [He is a person of many gifts].
def.2 Accord. to Lth, it signifies also The lower part (أَصْل) of the فَأْس [q. v.] of a bit: but Az says, “ I know not the خول of the bit nor what it is. [See خَالٌ, last sentence but one, in art. خيل.]
2 See also خَالٌ.
3 Also A gift, or gifts: [and this seems to be the primary signification; whence “ a slave ” &c., and “ slaves ” &c., as being given by God:] so in the phrase, هُوَ كَثرُ الخَوَلِ [He is a person of many gifts].
def.2 Accord. to Lth, it signifies also The lower part (أَصْل) of the فَأْس [q. v.] of a bit: but Az says, “ I know not the خول of the bit nor what it is. [See خَالٌ, last sentence but one, in art. خيل.]
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