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هَمَلَ

Root: همل

Form: 1

Full Definition

هَمَلَI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun هَمَلاَنٌ; and ; It overflowed, and poured forth.
2 تُهْمَلُ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهَا وَظَهُورِهَا; so in a copy of the K, voce وَسُوطٌ: in other copies of the K, تُحْمَلُ or يُحْمَلُ: if the first be correct, the meaning is probably Camels left without rein and without burden; and this is agreeable with the context.
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