أعَالَهُمْ
Root: عول
Form: 4
Full Definition
def.2 اعال and أعْوَلَ and أَعْيَلَ as intrans.: see 1, former half, in six places.
def.3 اعال الفَرَئِضَ or الفَرِيضَةَ: see 1, latter half.
def.4 See also 2, former half.
def.5 أَعْوَلَ and عوّل He wept; as also اِعْتَوَلَ : or he wailed; i. e. raised his voice with weeping, and cried out; or wept, and cried out; عَلَيْهِ for him: and an instance occurs, in a verse of 'Obeyd-Allah Ibn-'Abd-Allah Ibn-'Otbeh, cited by Th, of اعول trans. by itself, عَلَى being suppressed.
2 [Hence,] one says also, أَعْوَلَتِ القَوْسُ
def.6 And اعال and أَعْوَلَ (AZ, O, K, and S in art. مُعْوِلٌ) and مُعْيِلٌ signify He desired vehemently, eagerly, greedily, very greedily, or with avidity; or did so excessively, or culpably; or coveted; part. ns. مُعْوِلٌ and مُعْيِلٌ .
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