مِحْمَلٌ
Root: حمل
Full Definition
مِحْمَلٌ
: see مَحْمِلٌ, in two places.
2 The عِلَاقَة of a sword &c.; i. e. its suspensory thong [or cord or shoulder-belt], by which the wearer hangs it upon his neck; as also حِمَالَةٌ and حَمِيلَةٌ : and the of the bow is similar to that of the sword: the wearer throws it upon his right shoulder, and puts forth his left arm from it, so that the bow is on his back: the pl. of مِحْمَلٌ is مَحَامِلُ: and that of حِمَالَةٌ, or of حَمِيلَةٌ, is حَمَائِلُ ; or, accord. to As, حَمَائِلُ has no proper sing., its sing. being only مِحْمَلٌ.
3 Dhu-r-Rummeh applies it to
4 مَحَامِلُ الذَّكَرِ and
2 The عِلَاقَة of a sword &c.; i. e. its suspensory thong [or cord or shoulder-belt], by which the wearer hangs it upon his neck; as also حِمَالَةٌ and حَمِيلَةٌ : and the of the bow is similar to that of the sword: the wearer throws it upon his right shoulder, and puts forth his left arm from it, so that the bow is on his back: the pl. of مِحْمَلٌ is مَحَامِلُ: and that of حِمَالَةٌ, or of حَمِيلَةٌ, is حَمَائِلُ ; or, accord. to As, حَمَائِلُ has no proper sing., its sing. being only مِحْمَلٌ.
3 Dhu-r-Rummeh applies it to
4 مَحَامِلُ الذَّكَرِ and
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