طَيْلَسَانٌ
Root: طلس
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طَيْلَسَانٌ
and طَيْلِسَانٌ, the latter form used by some, or by the vulgar, and disallowed by As, and طَيْلُسَانٌ, all these three forms being mentioned by 'Iyád and others, [accord. to the TA, following Lth; but the words of Lth, as cited in the TA, and in the O, rather signify that, if, instead of طَيْلِسَانٌ, with kesr to the ل, one said طَيْلُسَانٌ, with damm to the ل, like خَيْزُرَانٌ and حَيْسُمَانٌ, it would be more agreeable with analogy; and the like is said in the Msb, as on the authority of Az;] and
طَيْلَسٌ and
طَالَسَانٌ ; arabicized words, from the Pers., originally تَالَسَانْ, or تَالَشَانْ; differently expl. by different persons; [app. accord. to the fashions of different times and countries;] accord. to some, A certain kind of
كِسَآء: or a certain article of apparel worn by the
عَجَم [Persians or other foreigners], of a round form, and black; accord. to the “ Jema et-Tefáreek, ” having its woof and warp both of wool: or a
كِسَآء, of a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour, (أَخْضَر,) worn by persons of distinction: [see also بَتٌّ, and سَاجٌ: El-Makreezee mentions a kind of طيلسان
def.2 See also طَلْسٌ.
def.2 See also طَلْسٌ.
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