عجل

عَجْلَانُ ذ : see عَجِلٌ, in two places. ― -b2- [Hence,] قَوْسٌ عَجْلَى A bow of which the arrow is quick [ in its flight ]. (AHn, K.) ― -b3- And أُمُّ عَجْلَانَ A certain bird, (S, O, K,) black, but white in the base of the tail, that moves about its tail much, or often; also called الفَتَّاحُ. (O.) ― -b4- And العَجْلَانُ is [a name of The month ] شَعْبَانُ: so called because of the quickness of its passing away and coming to an end; (L, K; [in the latter of which, in some copies, وَنَفَاذِهِ is erroneously put for وَنَفَاذِهِ;]) i. e. because of its seeming short on account of the fast that follows it. (L.)