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إِلْقٌ

Root: الق

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إِلْقٌ A he-wolf: fem. with ة: and the fem. is also applied to a she-ape or monkey; the male of which is not called إِلْقٌ, but قِرْدٌ, and رُبَّاحٌ.
2 Evil in disposition, applied to a man; and so with ة applied to a woman: and the latter, a [demon of the kind called] سِعْلَاة; because of its evil, or malignant, nature: and a bold woman; for the same reason.
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