ضلع

ضَلِيعٌ ذ : see ضَلِعٌ: ― -b2- and see also مَضْلُوعٌ, in three places. ― -b3- Also, applied to a man, (S, O, Msb,) Strong, or powerful; (S, O, Msb, K;) and strong, hard, or firm, in the أَضْلَاع [or ribs ]: (S, O, K:) or, as some say, long in the أَضْلَاع, great in make, bulky; applied to any animal, even to a jinnee: (TA:) pl. ضُلْعٌ, (K,) or app., ضُلُعٌ [of which the former may be a contraction]. (TA.) And, applied to a horse, Complete, or perfect, in make or formation, large in the middle, thick in the [ bones called ] أَلْوَاح, having many sinews: (ISk, S, O, K:) or, so applied, thick in the أَلْوَاح; strong, hard, or firm, in the sinews: (Msb:) or, as some say, long in the ribs (الأَضْلَاع), wide in the sides, large in the breast. (TA.) And ضَلِيعُ الفَمِ A man large in the mouth: (Kt, O, K:) or wide therein: (A 'Obeyd, O, K:) expl. in the former sense, and in the latter, as applied to the Prophet; (O, TA;) width of the mouth, (Kt, O, K, TA,) and largeness thereof, (TA,) being commended by the Arabs, and smallness thereof being discommended by them; (Kt, O, K, TA;) whereas the Persians, or foreigners, (العَجَم,) commend smallness thereof: (TA:) or having large teeth, closely and regularly set together; (Sh, O, K;) and thus also expl., by Sh, as applied to the Prophet: (O, TA:) and ضَلِيعُ الثًّنَايَا a man whose central incisors are thick. (TA.)