عَزْلَآءُ
Root: عزل
Full Definition
عَزْلَآءُ
[originally fem. of أَعْزَلُ; a subst. signifying] The lower mouth [or spout or outlet] of the [leathern water-bag called] مَزَادَة; the part where the water pours forth from the
رَاوِيَة [a word here, as in many other instances, used as syn. with مَزَادَة,] and the like of this, such [for instance] as the
قِرْبَة, in the bottom thereof, where the water contained in it is drawn forth: Kh says that to every
مزادة
there are
عَزْلَاوَانِ [dual of عَزْلَآءُ], in the bottom thereof; but it is said in the M that the
عزلآء
is thus called because it is in one of the
خُصْمَان [meaning the two lower corners] of the
مزادة; not in its middle; nor is it like its mouth, in which it receives the water: [the mouth, by means of which this kind of water-bag is filled, is in the middle of the upper edge; and the عزلآء, in every instance that I remember to have seen, is in the binder of the two lower corners, and is tied round with a thong: (see مَزَادَةٌ in art. زيد:)] the pl. is عَزَالٍ (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K, * written with the article العَزَالِى, and in the K [improperly] عَزَالِى without the article,) and عَزَالَى also is allowable; and
العَزَائِلُ occurs in a trad. for العَزَالِى; these two words being like الشَّائِكُ and الشَّاكِى.
2 [Hence,] El-Kumeyt says, [describing clouds (سَحَاب),]
3 And [hence also,] العَزْلَآءُ signifies
2 [Hence,] El-Kumeyt says, [describing clouds (سَحَاب),]
مَرَتْهُ الجَنُوبُ فَلَمَّا ٱكْفَهَرْ رَ حَلَّتْ عَزَالِيَهُ الشَّمْأَلُ
3 And [hence also,] العَزْلَآءُ signifies
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