الفلَآءُ
Root: فلى
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الفلَآءُ
, like كِسَآء [in measure], means فلآء الشعر, [evidently, I think, فِلَآءُ الشَّعَرَ, or the first word may be a mistranscription for فَلْىُ,] i. e. اخذك ما
فيه [lit. Thy taking what is in it, in which “ it ” refers to the
شعر: app. a euphemism for the taking of lice from the hair: if so, it may be an Verbal.Noun, like فَلْىٌ; or it may be a simple subst., like what here follows]: mentioned by IAmb, from his companions.
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