سَدَلَهُI
, Present.T
ـُ and
ـِ Verbal.Nounسَدْلٌ, He let it loose, let it down, lowered it, or let it fall; namely, his garment, and hair, and a veil, or curtain; and سَدَنَهُ signifies the same; as also
; or this latter is a mistake; not allowable; and the former signifies he let it down, or let it fall, namely, the garment, without drawing together its two sides: or, as some say, he threw it upon his head, and let it loose, let it down, or let it fall, upon his shoulders: and he let it down, or let it fall, namely, hair, notمَعْقُوف [i. e. made recurvate at the extremities], nor tied in knots: and one says also, يَزْدُلُ ثَوْبَهُ, changing the س into ز. The سَدْل that is forbidden in prayer is The letting down one's garment without drawing together its two sides: or the enveloping oneself with his garment, and putting his arms within, and bowing the head and body, and prostrating oneself, in that state; as the Jews used to do; and this applies uniformly to the shirt and other garments: or the putting the middle of theإِزَار [or waist-wrapper] upon the head, and letting fall its two ends upon one's right and left, without making it to be upon his two shoulder-blades.سَدَلَ عِمَامَتَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ is said in a trad. [as meaning He made the end of his turban to hang down between his two shoulder-blades]. And one says also, سدّل شَعَرَهُ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ وَعُنُقِهِ, [meaning He let his hair fall down abundant and long upon his shoulders and his neck,] Verbal.Nounتَسْدِيلٌ. (ISh, TA. [See its pass. part. n., voce مُنْسَدِلٌ.]) 2 Also, Present.T
ـِ Verbal.Noun as above, He slit it, or rent it; namely, his garment. 3 And سَدَلَ فِىالبِلَادِ, Verbal.Noun as above, He went away into the countries, or provinces.
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