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شُمْلُولٌ

Root: شمل

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شُمْلُولٌ ; and its pl. شَمَالِيلُ: see شَمَلٌ, in three places.
2 شَمَالِيلُ also signifies The shoots that divaricate at the heads of branches, like the fruitstalks of the raceme of the palm-tree.
3 [Hence,] ذَهَبُوا شَمَالِيلَ They went away in distinct parties: or they dispersed themselves.
4 And ثَوْبٌ شَمَالِيلُ A garment, or piece of cloth, rent, or slit, in several places; like شَمَاطِيطُ.
5 شَمَالِيلُ النوى means بَقَايَاهُ [i. e. The remains of النوى: but I doubt whether this word be correctly transcribed].
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