عِيدِيَّةٌ

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عِيدِيَّةٌ an appellation given to Certain excellent she-camels; so called in relation to a stallion, well-known, that begat an excellent breed, named عِيدٌ: [so some say:] but ISd says that this is not of valid authority: or so called in relation to El-'Eedee Ibn-En-Nadaghee Ibn-Mahrah-Ibn- Heidán: or in relation to 'Ád Ibn-'Ád: or 'Ádee Ibn-'Ád: but if from either of the last two, it is anomalous: or in relation to the Benoo-'Eed-Ibn-El- 'Ámiree: Az says that he knew not the origin of their name.
2 And accord. to Sh, [A female lamb;] the female of the بُرْقَان [pl. of بَرَقٌ]; the male of which is called خَرُوف until he is shorn: but this was unknown to As.

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