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غول

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

غَائِلَةٌ ذ [as a subst.] Bad, or corrupt, conduct; and evil, or mischief. (Msb.) See also غَوْلٌ, last quarter. [And see art. غيل.] ― -b2- And [particularly] Wickedness, or disobedience, of a slave; and his running away; (Mgh in art. عدو, and Msb;) and the like thereof: pl. غَوَائِلُ. (Msb.) ― -b3- And [hence, perhaps, (as denoting a cause for reclaiming the price of a slave,) it is said that] it signifies A right which another than the seller has to the possession of a slave, whereby the sale is annulled, and the seller is obliged to return the price to the purchaser. (TA. voce خِبْثَةٌ.) ― -b4- See also غُولٌ, latter half. ― -b5- [Its pl.] غَوَائِلُ also signifies Places of destruction. (TA.) ― -b6- And you say, أَخَافُ غَائِلَتَهُ, meaning I fear the result, and the evil, or mischief, thereof. (TA.) -A2- Also A hole, or perforation, of a watering-trough, or tank, (IAar, O, K, * TA,) that causes the water to pass away: (TA:) pl. غَوَائِلُ. (IAar, O, TA.)

Derived headwords

غَائِلَةٌ
  1. 1.
أَخَافُ غَائِلَتَهُ