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شمعل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مُشْمَعِلٌّ ذ A swift she-camel; (Az, S;) or so مُشْمَعِلَّةٌ: (O:) and ↓ شَمْعَلٌ and ↓ شَمْعَلَةٌ (O, K) and مُشْمَعِلٌّ (K) a she-camel brisk, lively, or sprightly, (O, K,) and swift, (K,) and light, active, or agile. (TA.) مُشْمَعِلَّةٌ in the first of these senses is [said to be] from the phrase قِرْبَةٌ مُشْمَعِلَّةٌ A water-skin of which the water flows out. (Har p. 111.) ― -b2- Also A man quick and penetrating or having a penetrative energy: and with ة, a very active woman. (TA.) A man light, active, or agile; excellent, or elegant, in mind, manners, &c., or clever, ingenious, or acute in mind: or tall. (K.) A man vigorous, strenuous, or energetic, and light, active, or agile. (Ham p. 384.) ― -b3- Also applied to milk, meaning Sour, (K, TA,) overcoming by its sourness. (TA.)

Derived headwords

مُشْمَعِلٌّ
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قِرْبَةٌ مُشْمَعِلَّةٌ