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طَلِيحٌ

Root: طلح

Full Definition

طَلِيحٌ , of the measure فَعِيلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, Rendered lean, or emaciated, applied to a camel; as also طَلِحٌ , or طِلْحٌ , and طَالِحٌ , so applied, by reason of fatigue, or of disease. Also, applied to a camel, and طِلْحٌ , the latter, and the former likewise, applied to the male and to the female of camels and of other animals, and طَلْحٌ , and طَلِحٌ , Fatigued: and in like manner, applied to a she-camel, طَلِيحَةٌ and , (K, in the CK طَلْحةٌ,) but the forms commonly known of these two epithets thus applied are without ة, because each has the signification of a pass. part. n., and طَالِحٌ : the pls. are طُلَّحٌ and طَلَائِحٌ, [both pls. of طَلِيحٌ,] meaning fatigued, or jaded, and rendered lean, by travel, and طَلْحَى, which last is [said by SM to be] anomalous, because [he holds that] it has the meaning of an act. part. n., [app. on the ground that some expl. طَلِيحٌ as syn. with مُعْىٍ and تَعِبٌ,] and طُلُحٌ is another pl., [app. of the second and third and fourth of the sings. mentioned above,] signifying fatigued: and أَطْلَاحٌ is pl. [of pauc.] of طِلْحٌ. One says نَاقَةٌ طَلِيحُ أَسْفَارٍ meaning A she-camel jaded, and rendered lean, by journeys: and طَلِيحُ سَفَرٍ, and سَفَرٍ. رَاكِبُ النَّاقَةِ طَلِيحَانِ means The rider of the she-camel and the she-camel are both fatigued, or jaded: for رَاكِبُ النَّاقَةِ وَالنَّاقَةُ طَلِيحَانِ: or for رَاكِبُ النَاقَةِ أَحَدُ الطَّليحَيْنِ.

def.2 See also طِلْحٌ.
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