Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

Includes Hans Wehr and al-Mufradat — All in One Search

مُعْيِلٌ

Root: عول

Full Definition

مُعْيِلٌ A man having a family, or household, whom he has to feed; [or, accord. to an explanation of its verb, having a numerous family or household;] as also مُعَيَّلٌ , like مُحَمَّدٌ [in measure]: (TA: [see also art. عيل:]) or مُعَيَّلٌ signifies one whose property is deficient and whose family, or household, have overcome him. (TA in art. خلع.)

def.2 See also 4, last sentence.
Lane's Lexicon + Hans Wehr + Mufradat

Three dictionaries. One search.

"The product of over thirty years of unrelenting labor — to this day supreme in the field of Arabic lexicography."

47,000+ classical entries Root-based navigation Full text search Hyperlinked definitions
Try Now

Trusted by researchers at University of Michigan, Duke, Alberta & more