سَاعِلٌ
Root: سعل
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سَاعِلٌ
[Coughing]. You say نَاقَةٌ سَاعِلٌ, without ة, meaning A she-camel having a cough.
2 And إِنَّهُ لَذُو سُعَالٍ سَاعِلٍ [Verily he has a violent cough]: a phrase having an intensive meaning: by rule one should say سُعَال مُسْعِل; but thus the Arabs said, like as they said شُغْلٌ شَاغِلٌ and شِعْرٌ شَاعِرٌ: and [in like manner] a poet cited by Lth says ذُو سَاعِلٍ.
3 See also what follows.
2 And إِنَّهُ لَذُو سُعَالٍ سَاعِلٍ [Verily he has a violent cough]: a phrase having an intensive meaning: by rule one should say سُعَال مُسْعِل; but thus the Arabs said, like as they said شُغْلٌ شَاغِلٌ and شِعْرٌ شَاعِرٌ: and [in like manner] a poet cited by Lth says ذُو سَاعِلٍ.
3 See also what follows.
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