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اكل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

أَكُولَةٌ ذ A sheep, or goat, which is set apart (S, Msb, K) to be eaten, (S, Mgh, K,) [i. e.] to be slaughtered, (Msb,) and which is fattened, (S, Mgh,) and the taking of which by the collector of the poor-rate is disapproved; (S;) not left to pasture by itself, being of the best of the beasts: (Msb:) and ↓ أَكِيلَةٌ occurs in the same sense, applied to a sheep, or goat, fattened to be eaten. (Mgh.) Hence the prov., مَرْعًى وَلَا أَكُولَةً [lit. Pasturage, and no اكولة]; meaning (assumed tropical:) wealth collected together, and none expended. (TA.) ― -b2- Also Barren; applied to a sheep or goat [app. because such is generally eaten]. (K.)

Derived headwords

أَكُولَةٌ
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مَرْعًى وَلَا أَكُولَةً