عَائِلٌ
Root: عيل
Full Definition
عَائِلٌ
Poor, and needy, or in want; occurring in the Kur xciii. 8; as also
عَيِّلٌ , and
مُعِيلٌ : pl. of the first عَالَةٌ, [originally] of the measure فَعَلَةٌ, like كَفَرَةٌ pl. of كَافِرٌ, and عُيَّلٌ and عَيْلَى and [quasi-pl. ns.]
عَيْلَةٌ and
عِيلٌ .
def.2 See also عَيَّالٌ.
def.2 See also عَيَّالٌ.
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