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علو
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaعِلْيَانٌ ذ , with kesr, (K, TA,) thus accord. to Az and ISd, but accord. to J, [in the S,] ↓ عَلْيَانٌ, like عَطْشَانٌ [in measure] Tall and corpulent, applied to a man, (S, TA,) and likewise to a woman: (TA:) or bulky: and tall: (K:) or bulky and tall, applied to a man and to a camel; fem. with ة: or, applied to a camel, old and bulky. (TA.) See also عَلَاةٌ, in two places. ― -b2- Also, عِلْيَانٌ, The male hyena: (K, TA:) or a tall hyena. (TA.) ― -b3- And A high, or loud, voice, as also ↓ عِلِّيَانٌ. (K.) -A2- And Household-goods, or furniture and utensils; syn. مَتَاعٌ. (TA, as from the K; and TK; but not in my MS. copy of the K, nor in the CK.)
Derived headwords
عِلْيَانٌ
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