مُخِيلٌ
Root: خيل
Full Definition
مُخِيلٌ
A thing dubious, confused, or vague.
2 Exhibiting a خَيَالِ [or fancied image, or rather a خَال or مَخِيلَة, i. e. an indication, &c., of anything, as, for instance,] of good [and of evil]. You say شَىْءٌ مُخِيلٌ إِلَىالخَيْرِ, and المَكْرُوهِ, A thing exhibiting an indication, or indications, of good, and of evil, or what is disliked or hated. Hence, هُوَ مُخِيلٌ لِلْخَيْرِ, said of a man, He is adapted or disposed by nature to good [i. e. to be, or to do, or to effect, or to produce, what is good]. (S, TA. [See also مَخِيلٌ in art. خول.]) And سَحَابَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ and (K, TA, in the CK مُخَيَّلَةٌ) and مُخَيِّلٌ and and مخايلة [i. e. ] and مَخِيلَةٌ A cloud thought [or expected] to rain, when seen, because showing signs of rain: مُخِيلَةٌ, with damm, being an act. part. n., as meaning causing to think; and مَخِيلَةٌ , with fet-h, being a pass. part. n., as meaning thought: and in like manner, accord. to Az, سَمَآءٌ مُخِيلَةٌ and مَخِيلَةٌ , meaning a clouded sky: or you say مَخِيلَةٌ , with fet-h, when [you use the subst.] meaning a cloud itself [showing signs of rain]; and its pl. is مَخَايِلُ: (T, TA: see خَالٌ, in the former half of the paragraph:) and سَحَابَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ لِلْمَطَرِ a cloud giving hope of rain. See also خَالٌ, in two places, in the former half of the paragraph. You say also, السَّمَآءُ مُخِيلَةٌ لِلْمَطَرِ, meaning The sky is ready to rain.
3 اِمْرَأَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ A woman having no husband.
2 Exhibiting a خَيَالِ [or fancied image, or rather a خَال or مَخِيلَة, i. e. an indication, &c., of anything, as, for instance,] of good [and of evil]. You say شَىْءٌ مُخِيلٌ إِلَىالخَيْرِ, and المَكْرُوهِ, A thing exhibiting an indication, or indications, of good, and of evil, or what is disliked or hated. Hence, هُوَ مُخِيلٌ لِلْخَيْرِ, said of a man, He is adapted or disposed by nature to good [i. e. to be, or to do, or to effect, or to produce, what is good]. (S, TA. [See also مَخِيلٌ in art. خول.]) And سَحَابَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ and (K, TA, in the CK مُخَيَّلَةٌ) and مُخَيِّلٌ and and مخايلة [i. e. ] and مَخِيلَةٌ A cloud thought [or expected] to rain, when seen, because showing signs of rain: مُخِيلَةٌ, with damm, being an act. part. n., as meaning causing to think; and مَخِيلَةٌ , with fet-h, being a pass. part. n., as meaning thought: and in like manner, accord. to Az, سَمَآءٌ مُخِيلَةٌ and مَخِيلَةٌ , meaning a clouded sky: or you say مَخِيلَةٌ , with fet-h, when [you use the subst.] meaning a cloud itself [showing signs of rain]; and its pl. is مَخَايِلُ: (T, TA: see خَالٌ, in the former half of the paragraph:) and سَحَابَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ لِلْمَطَرِ a cloud giving hope of rain. See also خَالٌ, in two places, in the former half of the paragraph. You say also, السَّمَآءُ مُخِيلَةٌ لِلْمَطَرِ, meaning The sky is ready to rain.
3 اِمْرَأَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ A woman having no husband.
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