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علج
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaعَلِجٌ ذ (S, O, K) and ↓ عُلَجٌ and ↓ عُلَّجٌ, (O, K,) applied to a man, Strong, or sturdy, (S, O, K.) in labouring, or striving, to prevail, (TA,) who throws down his antagonists much or often, (صِرِّيعٌ, [in the CK, erroneously, صَريعٌ,]) and who labours, or exerts himself, in performing, accomplishing, or managing, affairs: (O, K:) or ↓ عُلَّجٌ signifies a man strong, or sturdy, in fighting, and in contending like the ram. (L.) ― -b2- And عَلِجَةٌ, applied to a she-camel, Strong, or sturdy: (O:) or, so applied, having much flesh: (TA:) pl. عَلِجَاتٌ. (O, TA.)
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عَلِجٌ
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