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عيّل

Root: عيل

Form: 2

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عيّلII as intrans.: see 4; and see also 1 in art. عول, fourth sentence.

def.2 عيّل عيَالَهُ He neglected his family, or household: (TA, and K in art. عول:) or تَعْيِيلٌ signifies the feeding badly. See also 2 in art. عول, second sentence.
2 And see 1 in that art., first sentence.
3 عيّل فَرَسَهُ He left his horse alone, or by himself, to pasture where he would, without a pastor, in the desert.
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