خطل
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaأَخْطَلُ ذ Having [ flaccid, or flabby, or pendulous, or] long, and flaccid or flabby or pendulous, ears: (Mgh:) خَطْلَاآءُ [is its fem., and therefore signifies the same; or this], applied to a ewe or she-goat, (JK, K,) signifies having broad ears; (K;) or having very broad ears; (JK, TA;) or long-eared: (Ham p. 741:) pl. خُطُلٌ (K) and خُطْلٌ. (TA.) You say ثَلَّةٌ خُطُلٌ (S) or خُطْلٌ (TA) A flock of sheep, or goats, having flaccid, or flabby, or pendulous, ears: and the same epithet is applied to dogs: (S, TA:) all dogs of the chase have such ears. (TA.) And أُذُنٌ خَطْلَاآءُ A flaccid, or flabby, or pendulous, ear: (S, Msb, K:) or a long ear, that shakes about: (TA:) or a very broad ear. (JK.) ― -b2- Also, the fem., A woman thick, coarse, or rude, (T, K,) of make: (T, TA:) or, as some say, (TA,) long in the breasts. (K, TA.) ― -b3- See also خَطِلٌ, in two places. ― -b4- رَجُلٌ أَخْطَلُ اللِّسَانِ A man having a wagging tongue; able in speech. (TA.) ― -b5- بَعِيرٌ أَخْطَلُ القَوَئِمِ A camel that does not put his legs in their proper places. (JK.) ― -b6- دَهْرٌ أَخْطَلُ A time, or fortune, that brings calamities. (JK.)
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