عَوْلَقٌ
Root: علق
Full Definition
عَوْلَقٌ
The [kind of goblin, demon, devil, or jinnee, called] غُول; as also
عَلُوقٌ .
2 And A bitch vehemently desirous [of the male].
3 And The wolf. (K. [But what here follows suggests that الذِّئْبُ in the copies of the K may be a mistranscription for الذَّنَبُ.])
4 The saying هٰذَا حَدِيثٌ طَوِيلُ العَوْلَقِ means [lit. This narrative, or story, is] long in the tail. Kr mentions the phrase إِنَّهُ لَطَوِيلُ العَوْلَقِ without particularizing a narrative or story, or any other thing.
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2 And A bitch vehemently desirous [of the male].
3 And The wolf. (K. [But what here follows suggests that الذِّئْبُ in the copies of the K may be a mistranscription for الذَّنَبُ.])
4 The saying هٰذَا حَدِيثٌ طَوِيلُ العَوْلَقِ means [lit. This narrative, or story, is] long in the tail. Kr mentions the phrase إِنَّهُ لَطَوِيلُ العَوْلَقِ without particularizing a narrative or story, or any other thing.
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