مُعَضِّلٌ
Root: عضل
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مُعَضِّلٌ
and مُعَضِّلَةٌ and
مُعْضِلٌ are epithets applied to a woman and to a sheep or goat and in like manner to a hen and to others; meaning Having her child, or young one, sticking fast [in her vagina], and not coming forth easily: or having difficulty in bringing forth her child, or young one: [&c.: see 2:] accord. to Lh, مُعَضِّلَةٌ signifies whose child, or young one, will not come forth, so that she dies: and Lth says that مُعَضِّلٌ is applied to a قَطَاة as meaning whose eggs stick fast [in her]; but Az says that the epithet applied by the Arabs to a قطاة is مُطَرِّقٌ: the pl. applied to sheep or goats is
مَعَاضِيلُ [irreg.].
2 See also عُضَالٌ, in two places.
3 مُعَضِّلٌ applied to an arrow: see مُعَصِّلٌ.
2 See also عُضَالٌ, in two places.
3 مُعَضِّلٌ applied to an arrow: see مُعَصِّلٌ.
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