خول

خَوَلٌ خول A man's slaves, or servants, and other dependents: (S, Msb, TA:) or slaves, and cattle, or camels &c.: (JK:) or the cattle, camels &c., [in the CK, النِّعَم is erroneously put for النَّعَم,] and male and female slaves, and other dependents, given to one by God: (K:) said to be (S) from 2 [q. v.]: (JK, S, TA:) it is said to be a quasi-pl. n.; (TA;) and the sing. is ↓ خَائِلٌ; (S, K, TA;) though used as sing. and pl., and masc. and fem.: (K:) sometimes used as a sing. applied to a male slave and a female slave: but Fr says that it is pl. [or quasi-pl. n.] of ↓ خَائِلٌ meaning a pastor. (S.) You say هٰؤُلَاآءِ خَوَلُ فُلَانٍ, meaning These are persons who have been subjected, and taken as slaves, by such a one. (TA.) ― -b2- See also خَالٌ. ― -b3- Also A gift, or gifts: [and this seems to be the primary signification; whence “ a slave ” &c., and “ slaves ” &c., as being given by God:] so in the phrase, هُوَ كَثرُ الخَوَلِ [ He is a person of many gifts ]. (TA.) -A2- Accord. to Lth, (TA,) it signifies also The lower part (أَصْل) of the فَأْس [q. v.] of a bit: (JK, K, TA:) but Az says, “ I know not the خول of the bit nor what it is. (TA.) [See خَالٌ, last sentence but one, in art. خيل.]