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علد

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عِلْوَدٌّ ذ (S, O, L, K) and عَلْوَدٌّ (Ibn-Habeeb, MF) and ↓ عِلْوَدٌ as written in some copies of the “ Book ” [of Sb] and said by Seer to be a dial. var., (TA,) Great, or old or full-grown; syn. كَبِيرٌ: (El-Umawee, S, K:) or great, or old or full-grown, (كَبِيرٌ,) advanced in age, and strong: (so in a copy of the S:) or advanced in age, and strong; applied to a man and to a camel; as also ↓ عِلَّوْدٌ: or thick, big, or coarse; as also ↓ عِلَّوْدٌ: and old (كَبِيرٌ) and decrepit: (L:) applied to a man: (TA:) and with ة, decrepit, applied to a she-camel: (K:) also, without ة, big, or bulky; applied to a [lizard of the species termed] ضَبّ: and applied by El-Farezdak to the بَظْر [q. v.] of a woman, as meaning large and hard: (L:) and a thick-necked man: (AA, TA:) and applied [app. as meaning thick ] as an epithet to a neck: (AO, S, O:) and the neck itself, of a she-camel: also strong, and having hardness; applied to a man; and likewise, with ة, to a woman: (L:) and applied to a lord, or chief, as meaning grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm, (O, L, K,) and of firm judgment: (L:) and, with ة, a mare that is stubborn, and not to be led unless driven; (K;) that extends her legs, and pulls vehemently the person who leads, with her neck, so that he can seldom lead her unless she be urged on from behind. (ISh, O, * L.)

Derived headwords

عِلْوَدٌّ
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