Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مُسْتَحَالَةٌ

Root: حول

Full Definition

مُسْتَحَالَةٌ A leg that is crooked in the two extremities of its shank. In the K, رَجُلٌ is erroneously put for رِجْلٌ, and سَاقَيْهِ for سَاقِهَا. And قَوْسٌ and مُسْتَحَالَةٌ A bow that is crooked in the portion between the part grasped by the hand and the curved extremity, or in its curved extremity. And أَرْضٌ Uneven ground: or i. q. مُسْتَحَالَةٌ, which means land that has been left [unsown, or uncultivated,] a year, or years.


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