عيل

1 عَالَ ذ , aor. يَعِيلُ, inf. n. عَيْلَةٌ (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K) [afterwards said in the K to be the subst. from this verb] and عُيُولٌ (S, O, K) and عِيُولٌ (TA) and عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ; (K;) and عال, aor. يَعُولُ; (Ks, TA in art. عول;) and ↓ اعال; (K in that art.;) He was, or became, poor, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) and in want. (S, O.) So in the saying مَا لَهُ مَالَ وَعَالَ, [of which see another explanation in art. عول,] a form of imprecation. (TA.) It is said in a trad., مَا عَالَ مُقْتَصِدٌ وَلَا يَعِيلُ i. e. [ One following the right course ] has not become poor [ nor will he become poor ]. (TA.) And one says, لَا يَعِيلُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى القَصْدِ [and لَا يَقُولُ, expl. in art. عول], (Yoo, TA.) ― -b2- See also 4. -A2- عَالَنِى, (S, O, K,) aor. as above, (S, O,) inf. n. عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ, It (a thing) was, or became, wanted by me, and unattainable to me: (S, O, K:) mentioned by El-Ahmar. (S, O.) ― -b2- And عال الضَّالَّةَ, (S, O, K,) aor. as above, inf. n. عَيْلٌ and عَيَلَانٌ, (S, O,) He knew not where to seek the stray beast. (S, O, K.) -A3- عال, (S, O,) or عال فِى مَشْيِهِ, (K,) aor. as above, inf. n. عَيْلٌ, (S, O,) said of a horse, (S, O, TA,) and of a man, (S, TA,) He inclined from side to side in his gait, (S, O, K,) and (when said of a man, S) was proud, haughty, or self-conceited, therein: (S, K:) the doing so in a horse is commended, as indicative of his generousness: (TA:) and ↓ تعيّل signifies the same, (O, K,) said of a man. (O.) ― -b2- And عال فِى الأَرْضِ, (O, K,) aor. as above, (O,) inf. n. عَيْلٌ and عُيُول and عُيُولٌ, thus in the K, i. e. with damm and fet-h, but in the M [عُيُولٌ and عِيُولٌ, i. e.] with damm and kesr, [of the like whereof there are many instances, one of them in the first sentence above,] (TA,) He (a man, O) went, or went away, (O, K,) and round about, (K, TA, but not in the CK) in the land; (O, K;) or journeyed therein seeking sustenance, or for the purpose of traffic; syn. ضَرَبَ فِيهَا: so says IAmb. (O.) ― -b3- عال المِيزَانُ, aor. يَعِيلُ and يَعُولُ, inf. n. عَيْلٌ and عَوْلٌ: see art. عول.