حلب

حَلُوبٌ حلوب and ↓ حَلُوبَةٌ (of which the latter is the more common, TA) A she-camel that is milked; (K;) both signify alike: (TA:) or the former is an epithet, signifying as above; and the latter is a subst., signifying the animal that is milked; (S, * A, Mgh, Msb, TA;) though some say the reverse: or sometimes the former is used for the latter, meaning a milch camel, &c.: accord. to Meyd, the latter signifies a she-camel that is milked for the guest, and for the people of the tent or house: (TA:) the former is used by some as a sing., and by others in a pl. sense: (IB, TA:) and [in like manner] the latter is applied to a single she-camel or ewe or she-goat, and to more: (K:) the pl. (of the latter, TA) is حَلَائِبُ (S, K) and حُلُبٌ; (K;) and حُلْبٌ, supposed to be a contraction of حُلُبٌ, also occurs as a pl. epithet applied to ewes and to she-goats. (Lh, TA.) You say حَلُوبَةٌ تُثْمِلُ وَلَا تُصَرِّحُ A milch camel that gives much froth in her milk, and does not give pure, or clear, milk: a prov., applied to him who promises much, but performs little. (Meyd, TA.) And دّرَّتْ حَلُوبَةُ المُسْلِمِينَ (assumed tropical:) [ The milch camel of the Muslims has yielded a copious supply of milk ] is said when the dues of the government-treasury are in a good state. (IAar, Suh, TA.) ↓ حَلْبَانَةٌ, also, signifies A she-camel having milk; (IAar, S, K;) that is milked; a milch camel; (A, K;) like حَلُوبٌ; (TA;) and so ↓ حَلْبَاةٌ (IAar, K) and ↓ حَلَبُوتٌ (ISd, K) and ↓ حَلْبَى and ↓ حَلَبُوتَى, (K,) like as they said رَكْبَانَةٌ and رَكْبَاةٌ and رَكَبُوتٌ (TA) and رَكْبَى and رَكَبُوتَى: (K:) or fit to be milked: (S and TA voce رَكُوبٌ:) and حَلُوبٌ and the rest of the foregoing epithets, except حَلَبُوتٌ, [which I nevertheless believe to be perfectly syn. with them, like as خَلَبُوتٌ is syn. with خَلَّابٌ accord. to the S,] are also mentioned as having an intensive signification. (TA.) You say ↓ نَاقَةٌ حَلْبَانَةٌ رَكْبَانَةٌ (A, K) and رَكْبَاةٌ ↓ حَلْبَاةٌ (TA) [and رَكَبُوتٌ ↓ حَلَبُوتٌ] and رَكْبَى ↓ حَلْبَى and ↓ حَلَبُوتَى رَكَبُوتَى (K) A she-camel that is milked and ridden: (A, K:) or that yields abundance of milk and that is submissive to be ridden. (TA.) AZ mentions ↓ نَاقَةٌ حَلْبَاتٌ, the latter word in the pl. form; as also نَاقَةٌ رَكْبَاتٌ. (TA. [But in each case I think that the ت is a mistake for ة.]) -A2- See also حَالِبٌ. ― -b2- [Hence,] هَاجِرَةٌ حَلُوبٌ (assumed tropical:) [ A summer-midday ] that draws forth the sweat. (K.)