عبل

4 اعبل ذ He, or it, was, or became, thick and white: (K:) originally used in relation to the fore arms. (TA.) -A2- اعبل الشَّجَرُ The trees put forth their [ leaves termed ] عَبَل: and the trees dropped their leaves: thus having two contr. significations: (O, K: *) or اعبل الأَرْطَى the [ trees called ] ارطى became in the state in which their هَدَب [or عَبَل (q. v.)] were thick, in the hot season, and red, and fit to be used for tanning therewith: and, accord. to As, اعبلت الشَّجَرَةُ signifies the tree dropped its leaves: (S:) accord. to En-Nadr, اعبلت الأَرْطَاةُ signifies the ارطاة put forth its leaves: and also, dropped its leaves: (Az, TA:) and ISd mentions, on the authority of AHn, اعبل الشَّجَرُ as meaning the trees put forth their fruit; but he says, “ I have not found this to be known. ” (TA.) [See also 1, last sentence.]