حجل

حَجَلٌ حجل [The partridge; or partridges; comprising several species, of which those most commonly known appear to be identical with the Barbary partridge and the Greek partridge; both red-legged: accord. to Forskål, ( “ Descr. Animal., ” pp. vii. and 11,) applied both to this bird, tetrao perdix, and also to the phasianus meleagris: ] a well-known bird; (Msb;) i. q. قَبْجٌ: (ISh, S:) or the male of the قَبْج: (K:) or the females of the يَعَاقِيب [pl. of يَعْقُوبٌ, q. v.]: (Lth:) also called دجاج البر [دَجَاجُ البَرِّ]: there are two species; نجد ى [نَجْدِ ىٌّ of Nejd ] and تهامى [تِهَامِىٌّ of Tihámeh ]: the former species is أَخْضَرُ [here meaning of a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour ], with red feet [or legs ]; the latter, of the former colour intermixed with white: but نجدى is found used for the male: and غرغرة and بنت السعد ى, for the female: (Dmr, cited by Freytag:) a single bird of the kind is called ↓ حَجَلَةٌ: (S, Msb, K:) حَجَلٌ is a pl., as also حِجْلَانٌ and ↓ حِجْلَى; (S;) or [rather] حَجَلٌ is a coll. gen. n., (Msb, K,) and the pl., (Msb,) or quasi-pl. n., (K,) is ↓ حِجْلَى (Msb, K;) which is the only instance of its kind except ظِرْبَى: (S, K: in a copy of the Msb ظئرى:) its flesh is of moderate temperament. (K, TA,) more delicate than that of the دُرَّاج and that of the فَوَاخِت, and very fattening: (TA:) the swallowing half a mithkál of its liver is good for the epilepsy; and the introduction of its gall-bladder into the nose once in every month sharpens the intellect greatly, and strengthens the sight: (K:) its flesh is good for the dropsy, benefits the stomach, and increases the venereal faculty. (Ibn-Seenà, TA.) ― -b2- Also, (S,) or ↓ حَجَلَةٌ, of which حَجَلٌ is pl., (K,) or حَجَلَةٌ is n. un. of حَجَلٌ, [which is a coll. gen. n.,] (S,) The young offspring of camels; the little ones thereof. (S, K.) ― -b3- دِبِّى حَجَلْ A certain game (Fr, K) of the Arabs of the desert. (Fr.) -A2- See also حَجَلَةٌ.