Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

طُلَاةٌ

Root: طلو

Full Definition

طُلَاةٌ accord. to AA and Fr, and so says Sb on the authority of Abu-lKhattáb, or طُلْيَةٌ accord. to As, each with damm, is sing. of طُلًا or طُلًى; which signifies Necks: or the bases of the necks: or the broad part [or parts] beneath the protuberant bone behind the ear: or, accord. to ISk, the sides of the neck: Sb says that طُلَاةٌ and طُلًا are of the class of رُطَبَةٌ, and رُطَبٌ, not of the class of تَمْرَةٌ and تَمْرٌ: [but see art. رطب, in which it is said, as on the authority of Sb, that رُطَبٌ is not a broken pl. of رُطَبَةٌ, being masc. like طُلْوَةٌ تَمْرٌ, also, signifies the side of the neck, as a dial. var. of [طُلَاةٌ or of] طُلْيَةٌ.


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