عَالَ
Root: عيل
Form: 1
Full Definition
عَالَI
, Present.T يَعِيلُ, Verbal.Noun عَيْلَةٌ [afterwards said in the K to be the subst. from this verb] and عُيُولٌ and عِيُولٌ and عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ; and عال, Present.T يَعُولُ; (Ks, TA in art. عول;) and
اعال ; He was, or became, poor, and in want. So in the saying مَا لَهُ مَالَ وَعَالَ, [of which see another explanation in art. عول,] a form of imprecation. It is said in a trad., مَا عَالَ مُقْتَصِدٌ وَلَا يَعِيلُ i. e. [One following the right course] has not become poor [nor will he become poor]. And one says, لَا يَعِيلُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى القَصْدِ [and لَا
يَقُولُ, expl. in art. عول],
2 See also 4.
def.2 عَالَنِى, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ, It was, or became, wanted by me, and unattainable to me: mentioned by El-Ahmar.
2 And عال الضَّالَّةَ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ and عَيَلَانٌ, He knew not where to seek the stray beast.
def.3 عال, or عال فِى مَشْيِهِ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ, said of a horse, and of a man, He inclined from side to side in his gait, and was proud, haughty, or self-conceited, therein: the doing so in a horse is commended, as indicative of his generousness: and تعيّل signifies the same, said of a man.
2 And عال فِى الأَرْضِ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ and عُيُول and عُيُولٌ, thus in the K, i. e. with damm and fet-h, but in the M [عُيُولٌ and عِيُولٌ, i. e.] with damm and kesr, [of the like whereof there are many instances, one of them in the first sentence above,] He went, or went away, and round about, in the land; or journeyed therein seeking sustenance, or for the purpose of traffic; syn. ضَرَبَ فِيهَا: so says IAmb.
3 عال المِيزَانُ, Present.T يَعِيلُ and يَعُولُ, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ and عَوْلٌ: see art. عول.
2 See also 4.
def.2 عَالَنِى, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ, It was, or became, wanted by me, and unattainable to me: mentioned by El-Ahmar.
2 And عال الضَّالَّةَ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ and عَيَلَانٌ, He knew not where to seek the stray beast.
def.3 عال, or عال فِى مَشْيِهِ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ, said of a horse, and of a man, He inclined from side to side in his gait, and was proud, haughty, or self-conceited, therein: the doing so in a horse is commended, as indicative of his generousness: and تعيّل signifies the same, said of a man.
2 And عال فِى الأَرْضِ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ and عُيُول and عُيُولٌ, thus in the K, i. e. with damm and fet-h, but in the M [عُيُولٌ and عِيُولٌ, i. e.] with damm and kesr, [of the like whereof there are many instances, one of them in the first sentence above,] He went, or went away, and round about, in the land; or journeyed therein seeking sustenance, or for the purpose of traffic; syn. ضَرَبَ فِيهَا: so says IAmb.
3 عال المِيزَانُ, Present.T يَعِيلُ and يَعُولُ, Verbal.Noun عَيْلٌ and عَوْلٌ: see art. عول.
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