عضل

مُعَضِّلٌ ذ (S, O, K) and مُعَضِّلَةٌ (S, O) and ↓ مُعْضِلٌ (K) are epithets applied to a woman (S, O, K) and to a sheep or goat (S, O) and in like manner to a hen and to others; (K;) meaning Having her child, or young one, sticking fast [ in her vagina ], and not coming forth easily: (S, O:) or having difficulty in bringing forth her child, or young one: (K:) [&c.: see 2:] accord. to Lh, مُعَضِّلَةٌ signifies whose child, or young one, will not come forth, so that she dies: and Lth says that مُعَضِّلٌ is applied to a قَطَاة as meaning whose eggs stick fast [ in her ]; but Az says that the epithet applied by the Arabs to a قطاة is مُطَرِّقٌ: (TA:) the pl. applied to sheep or goats is ↓ مَعَاضِيلُ [irreg.]. (O.) ― -b2- See also عُضَالٌ, in two places. ― -b3- مُعَضِّلٌ applied to an arrow: see مُعَصِّلٌ.