فحل

10 الاِسْتِفْحَالُ ذ signifies The practice of persons' giving to a man of big make, (O, K, TA,) and comely appearance, (O,) free access to their women, in order that he may beget among them the like of himself; which the unbelievers (عُلُوج, O, or أَعْلَاج, K) of Kábul do [or used to do] when seeing such a man, of the Arabs: (O, K, TA:) so Lth was told, and thus he has expl. the word, after saying that he errs who says اِسْتَفْحَلْنَا فَحْلًا لِدَوَابِّنَا [app. meaning We sought, or demanded, a stallion for our beasts ]. (O, TA.) ― -b2- استفحلت النَّخْلَةُ The palm-tree became a فُحَّال [or tree of which the spadix might be used for the purpose of fecundation ]. (K. [See also the part. n., below.]) ― -b3- And استفحل الأَمْرُ (tropical:) The affair, or case, became great, or formidable, (S, O, K, TA,) and hard, or difficult. (TA.)