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طُلُقٌ

Root: طلق

Full Definition

طُلُقٌ , with two dammehs, or طَلْقٌ , but this requires consideration, Not shackled; applied to a she-camel, and to a he-camel, and to a person imprisoned; as also طَالِقٌ applied to a she-camel; but طُلُقٌ is more common: the pl. of طُلُقٌ is أَطْلَاقٌ. See also طَلْقٌ, second sentence.
2 [Hence,] لِسَانٌ طُلُقٌ ذُلُقٌ:
3 and طُلُقُ اليَدَيْن: see طَلْقٌ again.
4 And طُلُقُ إِحْدَى اَلقَوَائِمِ A horse having one of the legs without [the whiteness termed] التَّحْجِيل. And طُلُقُ اليَدِ اليُمْنَى, or اليد اليمنى, A horse without تَحْجِيل in the right fore leg; i. q. اليد اليمنى. And اليَدَيْنِ A horse having the fore legs free from تحجيل.
5 [As an epithet in which the quality of a subst. is predominant,] طُلُقٌ, or طَلْقٌ , signifies A gazelle: so called because of the quickness of its running: pl. أَطْلَاقٌ.
6 And A dog of the chase: because he is let loose; or because of the quickness of his running at the chase: أَطْلَاقٌ is mentioned by Ibn-' Abbád as signifying dogs of the chase.
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