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اعال

Root: عيل

Form: 4

Full Definition

اعالIV He had a family, or household; so accord. to Akh: or he had a numerous family or household; as also أَعْيَلَ, and , and عيّل . [See also 1 in art. عول, fourth sentence.]
2 And see the first sentence of the present art.
3 Also, said of a wolf, and of a lion, and of a leopard, He sought, or sought after, a thing, or prey.
4 See also 4 in art. عول, last sentence.
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