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عَضَّلَ

Root: عضل

Form: 2

Full Definition

عَضَّلَII see 1, first sentence.
2 عضّل عَلَيْهِ, Verbal.Noun تَعْضيلٌ; or عليه, Verbal.Noun عَضْلٌ; He straitened him in his affair, and intervened as an obstacle between him and that which he desired.
3 عضّل الشَّىْءُ The thing was, or became, strait.
4 عَضَّلَتْ, or عَضَّلَتْ بِوَلَدِهَا, Verbal.Noun تَعْضِيلٌ; and ; said of a woman, and of a ewe or goat, She had her child, or young one, sticking fast [in her vagina], and not coming forth easily, or so that part of it came forth and part did not, thus remaining: or she had difficulty in bringing forth her child, or young one: and in like manner one says of a hen بِبَيْضِهَا, and of others: عضّلت [said of any bird] meaning the egg twisted, or became difficult [to be excluded] in her inside: (TA in art. عصل:) or عضّلت بولدها, said of a woman, means her child became choked in her vulva, and did not come forth nor go in [or back]: and عَضَّلَهَا وَلَدُهَا, occurring in a trad., said of a gazelle, means Her young one made her to be such as is termed مُعَضِّلَة, by sticking fast in her belly, not coming forth.
5 And [hence,] عَضَّلَتِ الأَرْضُ بِأَهْلِهَا The land became choked with its people, by reason of their multitude. And عضّل المَكَانُ The place became strait, بِهِمْ with them.
6 See also 4.
7 عَضَّلَتِ النَّاقَةُ The she-camel became fatigued in consequence of travelling, and being ridden, and from any work.
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