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Form 1خَالَ3 senses · 2 main
maṣdarخَوْلٌmuḍāriʿيَخُولُ أَخُولُ يَخِيلُ

Core sense — he pastured and tended the cattle well; he governed themgenerated

1.1he became possessed of slaves, or servants, and other dependents, after having been alone—خَوَل

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[So I read, in place of خوال, which is an evident mistranscription.]

1.1.1such a one pastures for his family—فُلَانٌ يَخُولُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ

Or يَخُولُ عَلَيْهِمْ means: he milks and waters and pastures for them.

he ruled them, he governed them—خال عَلَيْهِمْ
he pastured his cattle, or camels and the like, and tended them and sustained them well—خال مَالَهُ

Muḍāriʿ as above; maṣdar خَوْلٌ and خِيَالٌ.

I managed the cattle, and the like, well—خُلْتُ المَالَ

.

he pastured the cattle, and the like, and managed them well—خال عَلَى المَالِ

. Also خال. See the article on خيل.

1.2

خال, muḍāriʿ يَخُولُ and يَخَالُ, or يَخِيلُ: see اختال, with which it has the same meaning, in the article on خيل.

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, aor. يَخُولُ , inf. n. خَوْلٌ , He became possessed of خَوَل [so I read, meaning slaves, or servants, and other dependents, in the place of خوال , an evident mistranscription, in the TA,] after having been alone. (TA.) فُلَانٌ يَخُولُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ Such a one pastures for his family: (S:) or يَخُولُ عَلَيْهِمْ signifies he milks and waters and pastures for them. (T, TA.) And خال عَلَيْهِمْ He ruled, or governed, them. (JK.) And خال مَالَهُ , (K, * TA,) aor. as above, (TA,) inf. n. خَوْلٌ and خِيَالٌ , (K,) He pastured his cattle, or camels &c., and managed them, or tended them, and sustained them, (K, * TA,) well: (K:) or خُلْتُ المَالَ , aor. أَخُولُ , I managed the cattle, &c., well: (S:) and خال عَلَى المَالِ , aor. يَخُولُ , he pastured the cattle, &c., and managed them well; as also خال , aor. يَخِيلُ . (TA in art. خيل .) خال , aor. يَخُولُ and يَخَالُ or يَخِيلُ , see اختال (with which it is syn.) in art. خيل .
Form 2خوّلهُ ٱللّٰهُ الشَّىْءَ1 sense
maṣdarتَخْوِيلٌ

Core sense — God gave him the thing as a favour, making him possess itgenerated

2.1God made him possess, or gave him as a favour, the thing, or the property—مَالًا

So in the Qur'ān 6:94 and 39:11 [and 50].

Also المَالَ.

Qur’ān 6:94 approximate — somewhere between 6:78 and 6:100 Lane cites “Kur vi. 94”
Qur’ān 6:94 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَٰدَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَتَرَكْتُم مَّا خَوَّلْنَـٰكُمْ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا نَرَىٰ مَعَكُمْ شُفَعَآءَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ فِيكُمْ شُرَكَـٰٓؤُا۟ ۚ لَقَد تَّقَطَّعَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنكُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ

"And behold! ye come to us bare and alone as We created you for the first time: ye have left behind you all (the favours) which We bestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors whom ye thought to be partners in your affairs: so now all relations between you have been cut off, and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch!"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2 1 shown of 3
39:49
فَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَانَا ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلْنَـٰهُ نِعْمَةً مِّنَّا قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍۭ ۚ بَلْ هِىَ فِتْنَةٌ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Now, when trouble touches man, he cries to Us: But when We bestow a favour upon him as from Ourselves, he says, "This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge (I have)!" Nay, but this is but a trial, but most of them understand not!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (JK, S,) or مَالًا , (Msb,) or المَالَ , (K,) inf. n. تَخْوِيلٌ , (S,) God made him to possess, (JK, S,) or gave him, (Msb, K,) or conferred upon him, as a favour, (K,) the thing, (JK, S,) or property, (Msb,) or the property. (K.) So in the Kur vi. 94 and xxxix. 11 [and 50]. (TA.)
Form 4أَخْوَلَ3 senses

Core sense — he had maternal uncles; he saw in him a sign of goodgenerated

4.1he (a man) had maternal uncles, or had many maternal uncles—أُخْوِلَ

[Both are said to mean the same, according to the K; but the latter properly means he was made to have maternal uncles, or many maternal uncles: see مُخْوَلٌ.]

4.2he saw in him a sign, or token, of good—اخال فيه خَالًا مِنَ الخَيْرِ

Also تخوّل and تخيّل.

[See also Form 2 in the article on خيل.]

4.3

See also Form 10, in two places.

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(JK, Msb, K) and أُخْوِلَ (K) He (a man, JK, Msb) had maternal uncles: (JK, K:) or he had many maternal uncles: (Msb:) [both signify the same accord. to the K: but the latter properly signifies he was made to have maternal uncles, or many maternal uncles: see مُخْوَلٌ .] اخال فيه خَالًا مِنَ الخَيْرِ He perceived, or discovered, in him an indication, or a symptom, sign, mark, or token, of good; as also تخوّل (JK, S, K) and تخيّل . (K.) [See also 2 in art. خيل .] See also 10, in two places.
Form 5تَخَوَّلَ3 senses

Core sense — he paid frequent attention to it, he returned to it time after timegenerated

5.1

See Form 4.

5.2

And see also Form 10, in three places.

5.3he paid frequent attention to it, or to him; he returned to it time after time—تخوّلهُ

And sometimes they said تخوّلتِ الرِّيحُ الأَرْضَ, that is, تَعَهَّدَتْهَا, apparently meaning: the wind returned to the land time after time.

Same meaning as تَعَهَّدَهُ.

I paid frequent attention to them with exhorting, or admonishing—تَخَوَّلْتُهُمْ بِالمَوْعِظَةِ

Same meaning as تَعَهَّدْتُهُمْ.

he used to pay frequent attention to us with exhorting, for fear of weariness or disgust on our part—كَانَ يَتَخَوَّلُنَا بِالمَوْعِظَةِ مَخَافَةَ السَّآمَةِ

Said in a tradition of the Prophet.

Or يَتَخَوَّلُهُمْ, that is, يَتَعَهَّدُهُمْ.

As used to say يَتَخَوَّنُنَا, that is, يَتَعَهَّدُنَا or يَتَخَوَّنُهُمْ.

Some read يَتَحَوَّلُهُمْ, with the unpointed ح, which is explained in the article on حول.

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see 4: and see also 10, in three places. تخوّلهُ also signifies He paid frequent attention, or returned time after time, (JK, S, K,) to it, (JK,) or to him; syn. تَعَهَّدَهُ . (JK, S, K.) You say, تَخَوَّلْتُهُمْ بِالمَوْعِظَةِ I paid frequent attention to them with exhorting, or admonishing; syn. تَعَهَّدْتُهُمْ . (Msb.) It is said in a trad., of the Prophet, كَانَ يَتَخَوَّلُنَا بِالمَوْعِظَةِ مَخَافَةَ السَّآمَةِ [He used to pay frequent attention to us with exhorting, or admonishing, for fear of loathing on our part, or disgust]; (S;) or يَتَخَوَّلُهُمْ , i. e. يَتَعَهَّدُهُمْ : (TA:) As used to say يَتَخَوَّنُنَا , i. e. يَتَعَهَّدُنَا ; (S;) or يَتَخَوَّنُهُمْ : and some read يَتَحَوَّلُهُمْ , with the unpointed ح , explained in art. حول . (TA.) And sometimes they said, تخوّلتِ , الرِّيحُ الأَرْضَ , i. e. تَعَهَّدَتْهَا [app. meaning The wind returned to the land time after time]. (S.)
Form 10اِسْتَخْوَلَهُمْ3 senses

Core sense — he took them as slaves and dependents; he adopted a maternal unclegenerated

10.1he took them as slaves, or servants, and other dependents—خَوَل
10.2he took, or adopted, them as maternal uncles—استخول فِيهِمْ

Also استخال.

he took, or adopted, a maternal uncle—تخوّل خَالًا

Just as one says تَعَمَّمَ عَمًّا.

she called him her maternal uncle—تَخَوَّلَتْهُ
adopt a maternal uncle other than your [proper] maternal uncle—اِسْتَخِلْ خَالًا غَيْرَ خَالِكَ

Also اِسْتَخْوِلْ and تَخَوَّلَ.

10.3

الاِسْتِخْوَالُ is also like الاِسْتِخْبَالُ [meaning the asking of someone to lend cattle, or camels and the like; and الإِخْوَالُ is like الإِخْبَالُ, meaning the lending of cattle, or camels and the like].

AO used to recite the saying of Zuheyr in this way: [there, if they are asked to lend cattle, they lend]

shāhid
هُنَالَكَ إِنْ يُسْتَخْوَلُوا المَالَ يُخْوِلُوا

[See also Form 10 in the article on خبل.]

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He took them as خَوَل , (K, TA,) i. e. slaves, or servants, and other dependents. (TA.) استخول فِيهِمْ and استخال He took, or adopted, them as maternal uncles: and تخوّل خَالًا he took, or adopted, a maternal uncle; (K;) like as one says, تَعَمَّمَ عَمًّا : and تَخَوَّلَتْهُ She called him her maternal uncle. (TA.) You say, اِسْتَخِلْ خَالًا غَيْرَ خَالِكَ and اِسْتَخْوِلْ (JK, S) and تَخَوَّلَ (JK) Adopt thou a maternal uncle other than thy [proper] maternal uncle. (JK, * S.) الاِسْتِخْوَالُ is also like الاِسْتِخْبَالُ [as meaning The asking one to lend cattle, or camels &c.: and الإِخْوَالُ is like الإِخْبَالُ as meaning The lending cattle, or camels &c.]: and AO used to recite thus the saying of Zuheyr: 1 [There, if they be asked to lend cattle, they lend]. (S, TA. [See also 10 in art. خبل .]) هُنَالَكَ إِنْ يُسْتَخْوَلُوا المَالَ يُخْوِلُوا

Derived nouns 15

Nounخَالٌ8 senses · 6 main

Core sense — a maternal uncle; a manager, or tender, of cattle; a mole on the facegenerated

1each of the two is the son of a maternal aunt of the other—هُمَاٱبْنَا خَالَةٍ

A maternal uncle; one's mother's brother.

Plural أَخْوَالٌ and أَخْوِلَةٌ [both plurals of paucity], the latter irregular; plurals of multitude خُوَّلٌ, خُؤُولٌ and خُؤُولَةٌ.

The feminine is خَالَ, a maternal aunt, one's mother's sister; its plural is خَالَاتٌ.

But one cannot say ٱبْنَا عَمَّةٍ; and in the same way one says ٱبْنَا عَمًّ, but one cannot say ٱبْنَا خَالٍ.

2I am the owner of this horse—أَنَا خَالُ هٰذَا الفَرَسِ

An owner of a horse.

[See also خَالٌ in the article on خيل.]

2.1he is a manager, or tender, of cattle, or camels and the like; or a good manager of them—هُوَ خَالُ مَالٍ

Also خَائِلُ مَالٍ, and likewise خَوْلِىُّ مَالٍ.

a keeper, or guardian, of a thing; a pastor—خَائِلٌ
pastors who take care of cattle, or camels and the like—خُوَّلٌ

A people's pastor, who milks and waters and pastures for them; and one who pays frequent attention to a thing, puts it into a good state, and takes charge of managing it.

[This is a plural of خَائِلٌ, as نُوَّمٌ is of نَائِمٌ and the like.]

a pastor who manages cattle, camels, and sheep or goats well; a good manager and orderer of men's affairs—خَوْلِىٌّ

Or, according to the M, خَوَلِىٌّ.

Its plural [or ism jamʿ or ism waḥda] is خَوَلٌ, according to the M, as عَرَبٌ is of عَرَبِىٌّ.

[See also خَالٌ in the article on خيل.]

3

A sign, mark, or token of good in a person.

See Form 4.

4

A mole; that is, [something resembling] a pimple on the face, tending to blackness.

Diminutive خُوَيْلٌ and خُيَيْلٌ; plural خِيلَانٌ.

[See also the article on خيل.]

5the kind of banner of an army or a military force—لِوَآء

[See also the article on خيل.]

5.1

A kind of soft garment, or cloth, made in El-Yemen: a well-known kind of بُرْد, with a red [or brown] ground and black lines or stripes.

[Mentioned also in the article on خيل.]

6

IAar: a black stallion-camel.

[See also the article on خيل.]

Qur’ānic occurrences خَال
24:61
لَّيْسَ عَلَى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْأَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْمَرِيضِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَن تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بُيُوتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ ءَابَآئِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ إِخْوَٰنِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَخَوَٰتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَعْمَـٰمِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ عَمَّـٰتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَخْوَٰلِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ خَـٰلَـٰتِكُمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكْتُم مَّفَاتِحَهُۥٓ أَوْ صَدِيقِكُمْ ۚ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَأْكُلُوا۟ جَمِيعًا أَوْ أَشْتَاتًا ۚ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُم بُيُوتًا فَسَلِّمُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ تَحِيَّةً مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُبَـٰرَكَةً طَيِّبَةً ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

It is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame, nor in one afflicted with illness, nor in yourselves, that ye should eat in your own houses, or those of your fathers, or your mothers, or your brothers, or your sisters, or your father's brothers or your father's sisters, or your mother's brothers, or your mother's sisters, or in houses of which the keys are in your possession, or in the house of a sincere friend of yours: there is no blame on you, whether ye eat in company or separately. But if ye enter houses, salute each other - a greeting of blessing and purity as from Allah. Thus does Allah make clear the signs to you: that ye may understand.

33:50
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِنَّآ أَحْلَلْنَا لَكَ أَزْوَٰجَكَ ٱلَّـٰتِىٓ ءَاتَيْتَ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ مِمَّآ أَفَآءَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمِّكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمَّـٰتِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَالِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَـٰلَـٰتِكَ ٱلَّـٰتِى هَاجَرْنَ مَعَكَ وَٱمْرَأَةً مُّؤْمِنَةً إِن وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لِلنَّبِىِّ إِنْ أَرَادَ ٱلنَّبِىُّ أَن يَسْتَنكِحَهَا خَالِصَةً لَّكَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۗ قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا فَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِىٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ لِكَيْلَا يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ حَرَجٌ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Makka) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes to wed her;- this only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to their wives and the captives whom their right hands possess;- in order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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A maternal uncle; one's mother's brother: (JK, S, K:) pl. أَخْوَالٌ (S, Msb, K) and أَخْوِلَةٌ , (K,) [both pls. of pauc.,] the latter anomalous, (TA,) and (of mult., TA) خُوَّلٌ and خُؤُولٌ (K) and خُؤُولَةٌ : (Msb, K:) the fem. is خَالَ , (JK, S, K,) a maternal aunt; one's mother's sister: (JK, S:) and the pl. of this is خَالَاتٌ . (Msb.) One says, هُمَاٱبْنَا خَالَةٍ [meaning Each of them two is a son of a maternal aunt of the other]; but one cannot say, ٱبْنَا عَمَّةٍ : (K:) and in like manner one says, ٱبْنَا عَمًّ ; but one cannot say, ٱبْنَا خَالٍ . (TA.) An owner of a horse: you say, أَنَا خَالُ هٰذَا الفَرَسِ I am the owner of this horse. (K.) [See also خَالٌ in art. خيل .] هُوَ خَالُ مَالٍ and خَائِلُ مَالٍ He is a manager, or tender, of cattle, or camels &c.; (K;) or a good manager or tender thereof; (S, K; *) and so خَوْلِىُّ مَالٍ : (S:) خَائِلٌ signifies also a keeper, or guardian, of a thing; (T, S;) or a pastor; (Fr, TA;) a people's pastor, who milks and waters and pastures for them; and one who pays frequent attention to a thing, puts it into a good or right state, or restores it to such a state, and undertakes the management of it: (T, TA:) خُوَّلٌ [is a pl. of خَائِلٌ , like as نُوَّمٌ is of نَائِمٌ , &c., and] signifies pastors who take care of cattle, or camels &c.: (TA:) and خَوْلِىٌّ , (K,) or, accord. to the M, خَوَلِىٌّ , (TA,) signifies a pastor who is a good manager of cattle, or camels, and sheep or goats; (M, K, * TA;) or a good manager and orderer of the affairs of men; (TA;) and its pl. [or quasi-pl. n. or n. un.] is خَوَلٌ ; (M, K;) accord. to the M, like as عَرَبٌ is of عَرَبِىٌّ . (TA.) [See also خَالٌ in art. خيل .] An indication, or a symptom, sign, mark, or token, of good (S, * K, TA) in a person. (S, TA.) See 4. A mole; i. e. [a thing resembling] a pimple in the face, inclining to blackness: dim. خُوَيْلٌ and خُيَيْلٌ : and pl. خِيلَانٌ . (JK. [See also art. خيل .]) The [kind of banner called] لِوَآء , of an army or a military force. (S, K. [See also art. خيل .]) A kind of soft garment, or cloth, of the fabric of El-Yemen: (JK:) a kind of بُرْد , (S, K,) well known, (K,) having a red [or brown] ground, with black lines or stripes. (TA. [Mentioned also in art. خيل .]) A black stallion-camel. (IAar, K. [See also art. خيل .])
Nounخَوَلٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a man's slaves, servants and other dependents; a gift, or giftsgenerated

1these are people who have been subjected and taken as slaves by such a one—هٰؤُلَآءِ خَوَلُ فُلَانٍ

A man's slaves, or servants, and other dependents; or slaves together with cattle, or camels and the like; or the cattle, camels and the like, and male and female slaves and other dependents, given to one by God.

[In the CK, النِّعَم is wrongly put for النَّعَم.]

Said to be from Form 2.

It is said to be an ism jamʿ, the singular being خَائِلٌ, though that word is used as singular and plural, masculine and feminine, and is sometimes used as a singular applied to a male slave or a female slave. But Fr says it is a plural [or ism jamʿ] of خَائِلٌ, meaning a pastor.

1.1

See also خَالٌ.

1.2he is a person of many gifts—هُوَ كَثرُ الخَوَلِ

Also: a gift, or gifts.

[This seems to be the primary meaning, from which come "a slave" and "slaves" and the like, as being given by God.]

2

According to Lth, it also means the lower part of the فَأْس of a bit. But Az says: I do not know the خول of the bit, nor what it is.

[See خَالٌ, in the last sentence but one, in the article on خيل.]

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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 هٰؤُلَآءِ خَوَلُ فُلَانٍ , meaning These are persons who have been subjected, and taken as slaves, by such a one. (TA.) See also خَالٌ . 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.) 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 .]
Nounخَوْلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a female gazellegenerated

1

A female gazelle.

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A female gazelle. (IAar, K.)
Nounخَوْلِىٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a manager, or tender, of cattle; one who measures land with the measuring-canegenerated

1

See خَالٌ, in two places.

1.1

Also: one who measures land with the measuring-cane.

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: see خَالٌ , in two places. Also A measurer of land with the measuring-cane. (TA.)
Nounخَوَلِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a manager, or tender, of cattlegenerated

1

See خَالٌ.

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: see خَالٌ .
Nounخُوَيْلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a little mole on the facegenerated

1

See خَالٌ, of which this is the diminutive.

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: see خَالٌ , of which it is the dim.
Nounخُؤُولَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — the relationship of a maternal uncle, or of a maternal auntgenerated

1between me and him there is the relationship of maternal uncle—بَيْنِى وَ بَيْنَهُ خُؤُولَةٌ

The relationship of a maternal uncle [and of a maternal aunt].

A maṣdar that has no verb.

2

Also a plural of خَالٌ, in the first of the meanings given for it above.

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The relationship of a maternal uncle [and of a maternal aunt]: (JK, S, K, TA:) an inf. n. (JK, TA) having no verb. (TA.) You say, بَيْنِى وَ بَيْنَهُ خُؤُولَةٌ [Between me and him is a relationship of maternal uncle]. (S, K.) Also a pl. of خَالٌ in the first of the senses assigned to the latter above. (Msb, K.)
Nounخَوَّالٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who gives many giftsgenerated

1

A giver of many gifts.

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A giver of many gifts. (TA.)
Nounخَائِلٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a keeper, or manager, of cattlegenerated

1

See خَالٌ, in two places.

1.1

And see خَوَلٌ, also in two places.

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: see خَالٌ , in two places: and خَوَلٌ , also in two places.
Nounتَطَايَرَ الشَّرَرُ أَخْوَلَ أَخْوَلَ2 senses

Core sense — the sparks flew about scatteredgenerated

1they went away scattered, one after another, like sparks scattered from iron—ذَهَبُو أَخْوَلَ أَخْوَلَ

The sparks flew about scattered: the sparks that fly about from hot iron when it is beaten.

As in a verse of Dábi [El-Burjumee] cited in the article on سقط; see Form 3 there.

Or, as some say, الأَخْوَلُ itself means sparks.

[But here,] اخول اخول are two nouns made into one, indeclinable, ending in fet-h. Sb says they may be like شَغَرَ بَغَرَ or like يَوْمَ يَوْمَ.

2he is prouder than such a one—هُوَ أَخْوَلُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ

According to Suh. [See also أَخْيَلُ in the article on خيل.]

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The sparks flew about scattered; meaning the sparks that fly about from hot iron when it is beaten; as in a verse of Dábi [El-Burjumee] cited in art. سقط : see 3 in that art. (S.) And ذَهَبُو أَخْوَلَ أَخْوَلَ They went away scattered, (JK, S, K,) one after another, like as sparks are scattered from iron: or, as some say, الأَخْوَلُ itself means sparks: (JK:) [but here,] اخول اخول are two nouns made into one, and indecl., with fet-h for the termination: (S:) Sb says that they may be like شَغَرَ بَغَرَ , or like يَوْمَ يَوْمَ . (TA.) هُوَ أَخْوَلُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ He is prouder than such a one. (Suh, TA.) [See also أَخْيَلُ , in art. خيل .]
Nounمُخَالٌ1 sense

Core sense — showing a sign, or promise, of goodgenerated

1

See مُخْوَلٌ.

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: see مُخْوَلٌ .
Nounمَخُولٌ1 sense

Core sense — disposed by nature to goodgenerated

1

See أَخْيَلٌ in the article on خيل.

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: see أَخْيَلٌ , in art. خيل .
Nounمُخْوَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man having maternal uncles, or having many maternal unclesgenerated

1a man having maternal uncles—مُخْوِلٌ
a man who has generous paternal and maternal uncles—رَجُلٌ مُعَمٌّ مُخْوَلٌ

Or the first of the two means a man made to have many maternal uncles, and the second, a man having many maternal uncles.

Also مُخَالٌ and مُعِمٌّ مُخْوِلٌ.

But As disallows مُعِمٌّ and مُخْوِلٌ; and in each case the second word is not used, or is scarcely ever used, without the first.

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and مُخْوِلٌ A man having maternal uncles: (TA:) or the former signifies a man made to have many maternal uncles; and ↓ the latter, having many maternal uncles: (Msb:) and رَجُلٌ مُعَمٌّ مُخْوَلٌ (Msb, K) and مُخَالٌ , (JK, K,) and مُعِمٌّ مُخْوِلٌ , A man who has generous paternal and maternal uncles: (Msb, K:) but As disallows مُعِمٌّ and مُخْوِلٌ : (Msb:) and the latter word in each case is not used, (K,) or is scarcely ever used, (TA,) without the former. (K, TA.)
Nounمُخْوِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man having many maternal unclesgenerated

1

See the entry just before this, in four places.

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: see what next precedes, in four places.
Nounإِنَّهُ لَمَخِيلٌ لِلْخَيْرِ1 sense

Core sense — he is disposed by nature to goodgenerated

1

He is adapted, or disposed, by nature to good [that is, to be, or to do, or to bring about, what is good].

Or مُخِيلٌ, in the article on خيل.

[See also مُخِيلٌ in the article on خيل.]

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, (K in this art.,) or مُخِيلٌ , (S in art. خيل ,) Verily he is adapted or disposed by nature to good [i. e. to be, or to do, or to effect, or to produce, what is good]. (S, K.) [See also مُخِيلٌ in art. خيل .]