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اكل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

أُكَالٌ ذ (tropical:) A corrosion, or cankering, or decaying, of a limb, or member, [and of a sore,] from the mutual eating away of its several parts; as also ↓ اـِكَالٌ. (K, TA.) [See also أَكِلَةٌ, voce اـِكْلَةٌ, where a similar meaning is assigned to the former of these two words; and the same seems to be indicated in the Msb.] ― -b2- See also another signification voce اـِكْلَةٌ. ― -b3- بَهَا أُكَالٌ, said of a she-camel, (tropical:) She has an itching and annoyance in her belly, (S, K,) from the growth of the hair, (S,) or of the fur, (K,) of her fœtus. (S, K.)

Derived headwords

أُكَالٌ
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بَهَا أُكَالٌ