عَوِيلٌ
Root: عول
Full Definition
عَوِيلٌ
A wailing; i. e. a raising of the voice with weeping; as also
عَوْلٌ and
عَوْلَةٌ : or a weeping and crying out: and sometimes it signifies a cry, or voice, from the chest, without weeping: and sometimes
عَوْلَةٌ signifies the burning sensation of grief and of love, without a raising of the voice and without weeping. [See also عَوَّالٌ.]
def.2 Also Weak:
2 and hence it is used as a name for One of the ropes of a ship or boat.
def.2 Also Weak:
2 and hence it is used as a name for One of the ropes of a ship or boat.
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