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مُحِيلٌ

Root: حول

Full Definition

مُحِيلٌ : see 4, in the latter half of the paragraph.
2 Also A woman that brings forth a boy next after a girl; or the reverse: and in like manner applied to a she-camel; as also مُحْوِلٌ and مُحَوِّلٌ : and accord. to some, مُتَحَوِّلٌ [if not a mistranscription for مُحْوِلٌ or مُحَوِّلٌ] signifies a she-camel that brings forth one year a male, and another year a female.
3 See also حَوْلِىٌّ.
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