العَبَاهِلَةُ
Root: عبهل
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العَبَاهِلَةُ
, or عَبَاهِلَةُ اليَمَنِ and اليَمَنِ, The kings of El-Yemen who have been established, or confirmed, in their dominion, not being displaced therefrom, or and who have not been displaced therefrom: [and SM adds, referring to العَبَاهِلَةُ,] A'Obeyd says, and in like manner [it denotes] anything left to itself, not prevented, or withheld, from doing what it desires: (TA: [but in this explanation the sing. is evidently put for the pl.:] the sing. of عَبَاهِلَةٌ is most probably
عَبْهَلٌ , like قَشْعَمٌ, of which قَشَاعِمَةٌ is a pl.: in the “ Tathkeef el-Lisán ” [of IKtt], العَبَاهِلَةُ is expl. as signifying those over whom no one has authority.
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