حمل

مِحْمَلٌ محمل : see مَحْمِلٌ, in two places. ― -b2- The عِلَاقَة of a sword (S, Msb, * K) &c.; (Msb;) i. e. its suspensory thong [or cord or shoulder-belt ], by which the wearer hangs it upon his neck; (S, TA;) as also ↓ حِمَالَةٌ (S, Msb, K) and ↓ حَمِيلَةٌ: (IDrd, K:) and the ↓ حِمَالَة of the bow is similar to that of the sword: the wearer throws it upon his right shoulder, and puts forth his left arm from it, so that the bow is on his back: (AHn, TA:) the pl. of مِحْمَلٌ is مَحَامِلُ: (Az, Msb:) and that of حِمَالَةٌ, (S, Msb,) or of حَمِيلَةٌ, (Kh, TA,) is ↓ حَمَائِلُ; (Kh, S, TA;) or, accord. to As, حَمَائِلُ has no proper sing., its sing. being only مِحْمَلٌ. (S, TA.) ― -b3- Dhu-r-Rummeh applies it to (tropical:) The root of a tree; (S, K;) likening this to the محمل of a sword. (S.) ― -b4- مَحَامِلُ الذَّكَرِ and ↓ حَمَائِلُهُ (assumed tropical:) The veins in the root and skin of the penis. (M, K.)