خيل

مَخِيلَةٌ مخيل مخيله مخيلة as fem. of the pass. part. n. مَخِيلٌ: see مُخِيلٌ, in three places. ― -b2- As a subst.: see, again, مُخِيلٌ. And see خَالٌ, mentioned a second time in the former half of the paragraph. ― -b3- Hence, A great banner or ensign; as likened to a cloud that fails not to fulfil its promise of rain. (JK.) ― -b4- Also An indication; a symptom; a sign, mark, or token, by which the existence of a thing is known or inferred; syn. شِيَةٌ (JK) and مَظِنَّةٌ; (TA;) and so ↓ خَالٌ, q. v.: (JK:) pl. of the former مَخَايِلُ: originally used in relation to a cloud in which rain is thought to be. (TA.) You say, ظَهَرَتْ فِيهِ مَخَايِلُ النَّجَابَةِ, i. e. The indications &c. [ of generosity, or nobility, appeared in him ]. (TA.) ― -b5- You say also, of a cloud (سَحَابَة), مَا أَحْسَنَ مَخِيلَتَهَا and ↓ خَالَهَا How good is its [ apparent ] disposition to rain! (S, TA.) ― -b6- See also خُيَلَاآءُ.