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Form 1خَالَ4 senses
maṣdarخَالٌmuḍāriʿيَخَالُ يَخِيلُ

Core sense — he thought it, he supposed it; he limped, said of a horsegenerated

1.1he thought the thing, he was of the opinion of it—خَالَ الشَّىْءَ

Same in meaning as ظَنَّ and تَوَهَّمَ.

First person خِلْتُ, first person إِخَالُ and أَخَالُ. The first is irregular, but the more chaste of the two and the more used, of the dialect of Teiyi, though commonly used by others also (El-Marzookee); the second is of the dialect of Benoo-Asad and is according to rule, but of weak authority, though some hold it to be the more chaste.

Maṣdar خَيْلٌ, خَيْلَةٌ, خِيلٌ, خِيلَةٌ, خَالٌ and خَيَلَانٌ, or, as in the T, خِيلَانٌ, خَيْلُولَةٌ, مَخِيلَةٌ, مَخَالَةٌ and خَالَ الشَّىْءَ.

The is a dialectal variant of this.

he thought, or opined, the thing—ظَنَّةُ

Sometimes: he knew the thing. But it seems originally to have signified توهّم الشىءَ, that is, he surmised, or fancied, the thing: see خَالٌ below.

This verb, being of the class of ظَنَّ, occurs with a mubtadaʾ and a khabar: if it begins the phrase it governs them, but if it stands in the middle or at the end it may either govern them or have no government.

I think Zeyd is your brother—إِخَالُ زَيْدًا أَخَاكَ
Zeyd, I think, is your brother—زَيْدٌ إِخَالُ أَخُوكَ
Zeyd is your brother, I think—زَيْدٌ أَخُوكَ إِخَالُ
he who hears what is told of people and of their faults will think evil of them—مَنْ يَسْمَعْ يَخَلْ

A proverb, meaning that it is safest to keep away from other people; or, some say, it is said when an opinion is confirmed.

1.2

See also form 8.

1.3

For خال عَلَىالمَالِ, see خَالَ in the article on خول.

1.4he limped, or halted, or was slightly lame—خال

Said of a horse..

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is syn. with ظَنَّ and تَوَهَّمَ : (TA:) you say, خَالَ الشَّىْءَ , (Msb, K,) first pers. خِلْتُ , (JK, S,) aor. يَخَالُ , (Msb, K,) first pers. إِخَالُ and أَخَالُ , (JK, S, Msb, K, &c.,) the former irregular, (Msb,) but the more chaste of the two, (S,) and the more used, (Msb,) of the dial. of Teiyi, but commonly used by others also, (El-Marzookee, TA,) the latter of the dial. of Benoo-Asad, accord. to rule, (S, Msb,) but of weak authority, (K,) though some assert it to be the more chaste, (TA,) inf. n. خَيْلٌ (S, Msb, K) and خَيْلَةٌ and خِيلٌ (K) and خِيلَةٌ (S, K) and خَالٌ and خَيَلَانٌ , (K, TA, [the last accord. to the CK خَيَلَالٌ ,]) or, as in the T [and JK], خِيلَانٌ , (TA,) and خَيْلُولَةٌ and مَخِيلَةٌ (S, K) and مَخَالَةٌ ; (K;) and خَالَ الشَّىْءَ , aor. يَخِيلُ , is a dial. var. thereof; (Msb;) meaning ظَنَّةُ [He thought, or opined, the thing: and sometimes (see I' Ak p. 109) he knew the thing: but it seems to have originally signified توهّم الشىءَ , i. e. he surmised, or fancied, the thing: see خَالٌ , below]. (S, Msb, K.) This verb, being of the class of ظَنَّ , occurs with an inchoative and an enunciative; if commencing the phrase, governing them; but if in the middle or at the end, it may be made to govern or to have no government. (S.) You say, إِخَالُ زَيْدًا أَخَاكَ [and, if you will, زَيْدٌ إِخَالُ أَخُوكَ and زَيْدٌ أَخُوكَ إِخَالُ , I think Zeyd is thy brother and Zeyd I think is thy brother and Zeyd is thy brother I think]. (JK.) Hence the prov., مَنْ يَسْمَعْ يَخَلْ , (S, TA,) i. e. He who hears the things related of men and of their vices, or faults, will think evil of them: meaning that it is most safe to keep aloof from other men: or, accord. to some, it is said on the occasion of verifying an opinion. (TA.) See also 8. خال عَلَىالمَالِ , aor. يَخِيلُ : see خَالَ in art. خول . خال said of a horse, (JK, K, TA,) aor. يَخَالُ , (K,) inf. n. خَالٌ , (JK, K,) He limped, or halted, or was slightly lame. (JK, K. *)
Form 2تَخْيِيلٌ6 senses · 2 main

Core sense — imaging a thing in the mind; making it doubtful; showing signs of raingenerated

2.1I imaged it in the mind, or fancied it—خَيَّلْتُهُ فَتَخَيَّلَ لِى

The imaging of a thing in the mind, or fancying it; the forming of an image, or a fancied image, of it in the mind. تَخَيُّلٌ has the same meaning, and also a quasi-passive one.

it became imaged in my mind, or an object of fancy to me—لِى فَتَخَيَّلَ تَخَيَّلْتُهُ

Just as one says صَوَّرْتُهُ فَتَصَوَّرَ لِى and تَصَوَّرْتُهُ فَتَصَوَّرَ لِى.

Er-Rāghib: تَخَيُّلٌ means a thing's being imaged in the mind, or fancied.

تخيّل الشَّىْءُ لَهُ means تَشَبَّهَ.

such a thing was imaged to him in the mind, that is, it seemed to him—خُيِّلَ لَهُ كَذَا

From الوَهْمُ.

it was imaged to him in the mind that it was so—الظَّنُّ
it was imaged to him in the mind that it was so—خُيِّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ كَذَا

Equivalent to شُبِّهَ, from التَّخْيِيلُ.

in like manner it became imaged in the mind—الوَهْمُ
in like manner it became imaged in the mind—تَخَيَّلَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ كَذَا

That is, تَشَبَّهَ, and also تخايل; the first of these three verbs is the one used in the Qur'ān 20:69.

such a one goes on, in spite of what the mind, or the case, may image to him of danger or difficulty—عَلَىالمُخَيَّلِ فُلَانٌ يَمْضِى

Explained as فُلَانٌ يَمْضِى عَلَى مَا خَيَّلَتْ, that is, شَبَّهَتْ, with النَّفْسُ, or, according to Z, الحَالُ, understood; the meaning is: in spite of peril or risk, without any certain knowledge.

Hence the proverb

shāhid
عَلَىمَا خُيِّلَتْ وَعْثُ القَصِيمِ

, that is: I will go on, in spite of what the soft sandy tracts in which the feet sink may be imagined to be.

Or the right reading is probably خَيَّلَتْ, that is: in spite of what the soft tracts may image to the mind, of danger or difficulty.

The ت in خيّلت relates to the word وعث, which is regarded as the plural of وَعْثَةٌ; and على is a connective of a suppressed verb, namely أَمْضِى, with what follows it. The meaning is: I will certainly venture on the affair, in spite of its terribleness. (Meyd.)

do that, in spite of what may be imaged to you of danger or difficulty—اِفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى مَا خَيَّلَتْ

That is, عَلَى مَا شَبَّهَتْ; meaning, in any case.

Qur’ān 20:66 approximate — somewhere between 20:61 and 20:69 Lane cites “Kur xx. 69”
Qur’ān 20:66 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ

He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion!Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

2.1.1he put a خَيَال near the she-camel's young one—خيّل لِلنَّاقَةِ

Also أَخْيَلَ, in the same sense. This was done so that the wolf might be scared away from the young one and not come near it.

2.1.2he perceived, or discovered, in him an indication, or outward sign, of good—خيّل فِيهِ الخَيْرَ

Also تخيّلهُ and تخوّلهُ. See also form 4 in the article on خول.

I knew him, or knew his inner, real state—تَخَيَّلَتْ عَلَيْهِ

تَخَبَّرْتُهُ; or: I chose him, اِخْتَرْتُهُ; and I perceived in him an indication, or outward sign, of good.

2.1.3he conveyed doubt, or suspicion, to him—خيّل عَلَيْهِ

Maṣdar تَخْيِيلٌ and تَخَيُّلٌ, the latter irregular, being properly the maṣdar of تَخَيَّلَ.

The doubt or suspicion is التُّهْمَةَ, or الوَهْمَ. So in the M, on the authority of AZ; equivalent to لَبَّسَ عَلَيْهِ, he made a thing, or a case, doubtful to him.

2.1.4the sky thundered and lightened over us, and prepared to rain—خيّلت عَلَيْنَا السَّمَآءُ

But once the rain has fallen, the term تَخَيُّلٌ is not used; in my two copies of the S it seems to be used as a maṣdar of the verb in this phrase, as in a case above, or it is perhaps a mistranscription for تَخْيِيلٌ, though what follows shows that خيّلت and تخيّلت are both said of the sky in the same sense.

the sky became clouded, but did not rain—خيّلت السَّمَآءُ

Also اخالت, تخيّلت and خايلت.

the sky prepared to rain, and thundered and lightened, but had not yet rained—تخيّلت

Also اخالت, or أَخْيَلَت.

Az: اخالت السَّمَآءُ means the sky became clouded; and تخيّلت السَّمَآءُ, the sky became clouded and prepared to rain.

the clouds gave hope of rain—اخالت السَّحَابُ

Also أَخْيَلَت and خايلت.

the cloud showed signs of rain, so that it was expected to rain—اخالت السَّحَابَةُ
2.2he (a man) was cowardly, or weak-hearted, in fight, and did not act firmly or steadily—خيّل

Or تخيّل; or each of these.

he held back from the people, or party, through cowardice—خيّل عَنِ القَوْمِ

Also أَخْيَلَ, though only the first is explained in this sense in the TA. So says Az, on the authority of ʿArrám.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
20:66
قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ

He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion!

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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signifies The imaging a thing in the mind, or fancying it; the forming an image, or a fancied image, thereof in the mind: (TA:) [and تَخَيُّلٌ has the same, as well as a quasipass., signification.] You say, [ خَيَّلْتُهُ فَتَخَيَّلَ لِى and] لِى فَتَخَيَّلَ تَخَيَّلْتُهُ [I imaged it in the mind, or fancied it, and it became imaged in the mind to me, or an object of fancy to me]; like as you say, [ صَوَّرْتُهُ فَتَصَوَّرَ لِى and] تَصَوَّرْتُهُ فَتَصَوَّرَ لِى : (S:) for تَخَيُّلٌ [as inf. n. of a quasi-pass. verb] signifies a thing's being imaged in the mind, or fancied: (Er-Rághib, TA:) and تخيّل الشَّىْءُ لَهُ means تَشَبَّهَ . (K. [And the same is indicated in the Msb.]) You say also, خُيِّلَ لَهُ كَذَا [Such a thing was imaged to him in the mind; i. e. such a thing seemed to him]; from الوَهْمُ and الظَّنُّ : (Msb:) and خُيِّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ كَذَا (S) It was imaged to him [in the mind, i. e. it seemed to him,] that it was so; syn. شُبِّهَ ; (PS;) from التَّخْيِيلُ and الوَهْمُ : (S, TA:) and تَخَيَّلَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ كَذَا signifies [in like manner it became imaged &c.; i. e.] تَشَبَّهَ ; as also تخايل : (S:) and so the first of these three verbs is used in the Kur xx. 69. (TA.) And فُلَانٌ يَمْضِى عَلَى مَا خَيَّلَتْ , (JK and S in explanation of the phrase عَلَىالمُخَيَّلِ فُلَانٌ يَمْضِى ,) i. e. شَبَّهَتْ [Such a one goes on, notwithstanding what (the mind, or the case,) may image to him, or what is fancied by him, of danger of difficulty; النَّفْسُ , or الحَالُ , accord. to Z, (see Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 94,) being understood]; meaning, notwithstanding peril, or risk; without any certain knowledge. (S.) Whence the prov., 1 i. e. I will go on, notwithstanding what the soft tracts abounding in sand in which the feet sink may be imagined to be: [or the right reading is probably خَيَّلَتْ , i. e. notwithstanding what the soft tracts &c. may image to the mind, of danger or difficulty:] the ت in خيّلت relates to the word وعث , which is [regarded as] pl. of وَعْثَةٌ ; and على is a connective of a suppressed verb, namely, أَمْضِى , with what follows it: the meaning is, I will assuredly venture upon the affair, notwithstanding its terribleness. (Meyd.) And اِفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى مَا خَيَّلَتْ , i. e. عَلَى مَا شَبَّهَتْ [Do thou that, notwithstanding what (the mind, or the case, as explained above,) may image to thee, of danger or difficulty]; (JK;) meaning, in any case. (TA.) عَلَىمَا خُيِّلَتْ وَعْثُ القَصِيمِ [Hence,] خيّل لِلنَّاقَةِ , and أَخْيَلَ , He put a خَيَال [q. v.] near the she-camel's young one, in order that the wolf might be scared away from him, (JK, * S, K, *) and not approach him. (JK, S.) And خيّل فِيهِ الخَيْرَ He perceived, or discovered, in him an indication, or external sign, of good; as also تخيّلهُ (K, TA) and تخوّلهُ : (TA: [see also 4 in art. خول :]) or you say, تَخَيَّلَتْ عَلَيْهِ , (T, S, TA,) meaning I knew him; or knew his internal, or real, state; ( تَخَبَّرْتُهُ , T, TA;) or I chose him; ( اِخْتَرْتُهُ , S, TA;) and perceived, or discovered, in him an indication, or external sign, of good. (T, S, TA.) And خيّل عَلَيْهِ , (S, Msb, K,) inf.n. تَخْيِيلٌ (Msb, K) and تَخَيُّلٌ , (K,) [the latter anomalous, being properly inf. n. of تَخَيَّلَ ,] He conveyed doubt, or suspicion, ( التُّهْمَةَ , S, K, or الوَهْمَ , Msb,) to him; so in the M, on the authority of AZ; (TA;) i. q. لَبَّسَ عَلَيْهِ [he made (a thing, or case) dubious to him]. (Msb.) And خيّلت عَلَيْنَا السَّمَآءُ The sky thundered and lightened [over us], and prepared to rain: but when the rain has fallen, the term تَخَيُّلٌ [so in my two copies of the S, app. used as an inf. n. of the verb in this phrase, as in a case above, or perhaps a mistranscription for تَخْيِيلٌ , though it will be seen from what follows that خيّلت and تخيّلت are both said of the sky in the same sense,] is not used: (S:) or خيّلت السَّمَآءُ signifies the sky became clouded, but did not rain; (JK, and Har p. 36;) as also اخالت and تخيّلت and خايلت : (Har ibid.:) or, as also تخيّلت (Msb, K) and اخالت , (Msb,) or أَخْيَلَت , (K,) the sky prepared to rain, (Msb, K, TA,) and thundered and lightened, but did not yet rain: (TA:) or, accord. to Az, اخالت السَّمَآءُ signifies the sky became clouded: (Msb, TA:) and تخيّلت السَّمَآءُ the sky became clouded, and prepared to rain. (S.) [In like manner,] one says also, اخالت السَّحَابُ and أَخْيَلَت and خايلت The clouds gave hope of rain: (S:) or اخالت السَّحَابَةُ the cloud showed signs of rain, so that it was thought [or expected] to rain. (Msb.) خيّل also signifies, (JK, TA,) or تخيّل , (Ham p. 39,) [or each of these,] He (a man) was cowardly, or weak-hearted, on the occasion of fight, (JK, TA, and Ham,) and did not act, or proceed, firmly, or steadily. (Ham.) And خيّل عَنِ القَوْمِ and أَخْيَلَ , [but the former only is explained in this sense in the TA,] He held back from the people, or party, through cowardice: (K, TA:) so says Az, on the authority of' Arrám. (TA.)
Form 3خايلهُ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarمُخَايَلَةٌ

Core sense — he vied with him, or rivalled him, in pride and self-conceitgenerated

3.1vying with someone, or rivalling him, in pride and self-conceit—مُخَايَلَةٌ

The maṣdar. He vied with him, rivalled him, or imitated him in pride and self-conceit; he did as he did.

3.1.1

For خايلت السَّمَآءُ and السَّحَابُ, see form 2, in the latter part of that paragraph.

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, (JK, TA,) inf. n. مُخَايَلَةٌ , (S, K,) He vied with him, rivalled him, or imitated him, (JK, S, * K, * TA,) in pride and self-conceit; (JK;) did as he did. (TA.) خايلت السَّمَآءُ , and السَّحَابُ : see 2, in the latter part of the paragraph.
Form 4اخال8 senses · 4 main

Core sense — it was doubtful to him; it showed indications of good or of evilgenerated

4.1this is a thing, or a case, that will not be doubtful—هٰذَا أَمْرٌ لَا يُخِيلُ

It (a thing) was, or became, doubtful, confused, or vague, عَلَيْهِ, to him.

that will not be doubtful to anyone—لَا يُخِيلُ ذَاكَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ
4.1.1the thing showed an indication, or indications, of good—اخال الشَّىْءُ إِلَى الخَيْرِ
the thing showed an indication, or indications, of evil, or of what is disliked or hated—المَكْرُوهِ

For اخالت السَّمَآءُ and أَخْيَلَت, see form 2, in the latter part of that paragraph, in four places.

And for اخالت السَّحَابُ and أَخْيَلَت, or اخالت السَّحَابَةُ, see again form 2, in the latter part of that paragraph, in three places.

4.1.2figurative · مجازthe she-camel had milk in her udder and was in good bodily condition—اخالت النَّاقَةُ

ISd holds this to come from the sense above, the she-camel being likened to clouds that give hope, or show signs, of rain.

4.1.3figurative · مجازthe land became adorned, or embellished, with plants, or herbage—اخالت الأَرْضُ بِالنَّبَاتِ

Or, as in the M, اختالت.

4.2

For اخال فِيهِ خَالًا مِنَ الخَيْرِ, see form 4 in the article on خول, and see خَالٌ below.

4.2.1we watched, or looked at, a cloud which was thought likely to rain, to see where it would rain—أَخْيَلْنَا

Also أَخَلْنَا.

I saw the cloud to be such as gave hope of rain—أَخَلْتُ السَّحَابَةُ

Also أَخْيَلْتُهَا.

4.3

For أَخْيَلَ لِلنَّاقَةِ, see form 2, in the middle of that paragraph.

4.4

For أَخْيَلَ عَنِ القَوْمِ, see form 2, last sentence.

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It (a thing) was, or became, dubious, or confused, or vague, (JK, S, Mgh, Msb, TA,) عَلَيْهِ to him. (JK, Mgh.) One says, هٰذَا أَمْرٌ لَا يُخِيلُ [This is a thing, or an affair, or a case, that will not be dubious, &c.]. (S.) And لَا يُخِيلُ ذَاكَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ That will not be dubious, &c., to any one. (JK.) اخال الشَّىْءُ إِلَى الخَيْرِ , and المَكْرُوهِ , The thing exhibited an indication, or indications, of good, and of evil, or what was disliked or hated. (Msb.) [Hence,] اخالت السَّمَآءُ , and أَخْيَلَت : see 2, in the latter part of the paragraph, in four places. And اخالت السَّحَابُ and أَخْيَلَت , or اخالت السَّحَابَةُ : see, again, 2, in the latter part of the paragraph, in three places. And hence, in the opinion of ISd, the she-camel in this case being likened to clouds [giving hope, or showing signs, of rain], (TA,) اخالت النَّاقَةُ The she-camel had milk in her udder, (JK, K, TA,) and was in good condition of body. (JK, TA.) اخالت الأَرْضُ بِالنَّبَاتِ , (K,) or, as in the M, اختالت , (TA,) The land became adorned, or embellished, with plants, or herbage. (K, TA. [See also 5.]) اخال فِيهِ خَالًا مِنَ الخَيْرِ : see 4 in art. خول ; and see خَالٌ , below. أَخْيَلْنَا and أَخَلْنَا We watched, or observed, or looked at, a cloud which it was thought would rain, to see where it would rain. (K, * TA.) And أَخَلْتُ السَّحَابَةُ and أَخْيَلْتُهَا I saw the cloud to be such as gave hope of rain. (S. [See also 10.]) أَخْيَلَ لِلنَّاقَةِ : see 2, in the middle of the paragraph. أَخْيَلَ عَنِ القَوْمِ : see 2, last sentence.
Form 5تخيّل10 senses · 2 main

Core sense — it became imaged in the mind, it seemed so; it became of various coloursgenerated

5.1

As a transitive verb, synonymous with خَيَّلَ, and its maṣdar synonymous with تَخْيِيلٌ: see form 2, first two sentences, in two places.

5.1.1

For تخيّل فِيهِ الخَيْرِ as synonymous with خَيَّلَ and تَخَيَّلْتُ عَلَيْهِ, see form 2, in the latter half of that paragraph.

5.2

Also, as a quasi-passive verb, similar in meaning to خُيِّلَ and its maṣdar: see form 2, first three sentences, in five places.

5.2.1

And تَخيُّلٌ, used as a maṣdar of خَيَّلَ عَلَيْهِ, and apparently also as a maṣdar of خَيَّلَتْ عَلَيْنَا السَّمَآءُ: see form 2, latter half, in two places.

5.2.2

For تخيّلت السَّمَآءُ, see form 2, latter half, in three places.

5.2.3

For تخيّل as synonymous with اختال, see that verb.

5.2.4figurative · مجاز — inferredthe land became abundant in its plants, or herbage—تخيّلت الأَرْضُ

And, as is shown by the explanation of the ism fāʿil of the verb below, the land had its plants, or herbage, in full maturity and in blossom; so also تخايلت.

A poet says: [The herbage in it became tangled, or luxuriant, and strong, so that its hills were clad with plants in full maturity and in blossom, and so that the sheep, or goats, were seen sleeping]

shāhid
تَأَزَّرَ فِيهِ النَّيْتُ حَتَّى تَخَايَلَتْرُبَاهُ وَحَتَّى مَا تُرَى الشَّآءُ نُوَّمَا

.

In both the S and the TA the meaning of the verb in this example is shown by the context. See also form 4, where a similar meaning is given to اخالت, or اختالت.

5.2.5becoming of various colours—تَخَيُّلٌ
the desert, or far-extending desert, became of various colours with the travellers—تَخَيَّلَ الغَرْقُ بِالسَّفْرِ

By reason of the آل, or mirage.

5.2.6

Also: going on, or going away; acting with penetrating energy; and being quick.

5.2.7

See also form 2, last sentence but one.

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, as a trans. v., syn. with خَيَّلَ ; and its inf. n., syn. with تَخْيِيلٌ : see 2, first two sentences, in two places. تخيّل فِيهِ الخَيْرِ , as syn. with خَيَّلَ : and تَخَيَّلْتُ عَلَيْهِ : see 2, in the latter half of the paragraph. Also, as a quasipass. v., similar in signification to خُيِّلَ ; and its inf. n.: see 2, first three sentences, in five places. And تَخيُّلٌ used as an inf. n. of خَيَّلَ عَلَيْهِ : and app. as an inf. n. of خَيَّلَتْ عَلَيْنَا السَّمَآءُ : see 2, latter half, in two places. تخيّلت السَّمَآءُ : see 2, latter half, in three places. تخيّل as syn. with اختال : see the latter verb. [Hence, app.,] تخيّلت الأَرْضُ The land became abundant in its plants, or herbage: (JK:) [and, (as is shown by an explanation of the part. n. of the verb, below,) the land had its plants, or herbage, in a state of full maturity, and in blossom; and so تخايلت ; whence,] a poet says, 1 [The herbage in it became, or had become, tangled, or luxuriant, and strong, so that its hills were clad with plants in full maturity, and in blossom, and so that the sheep, or goats, were seen sleeping]. (S, TA. [In both, the meaning of the verb in this ex. is indicated by the context. See also 4, where a similar meaning is assigned to اخالت or اختالت .]) تَأَزَّرَ فِيهِ النَّيْتُ حَتَّى تَخَايَلَتْ | رُبَاهُ وَحَتَّى مَا تُرَى الشَّآءُ نُوَّمَا تَخَيُّلٌ also signifies The being, or becoming, of various colours. (JK, Ham p. 39. *) [Hence the saying,] تَخَيَّلَ الغَرْقُ بِالسَّفْرِ , i. e. [The desert, or far-extending desert] became of various colours with the travellers, by reason of the آل [or mirage]. (JK.) Also The going on, or away; or acting with a penetrative energy; and being quick. (JK, Ham p. 39.) See also 2, last sentence but one.
Form 6تَخَاْيَلَ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became imaged in the mind; he behaved proudly and self-conceitedlygenerated

6.1

See form 2, third sentence.

6.1.1

And form 8, in two places.

6.1.2

And see also form 5, in two places.

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see 2, third sentence: and 8, in two places: and see also 5, in two places.
Form 8اختال2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarخَالٌmuḍāriʿيَخِيلُ

Core sense — he was proud and haughty; he walked with a proud, self-conceited gaitgenerated

8.1he is proud and self-conceited in his gait—يَخْتَالُ فِى مِشْيَتِهِ

He was proud, or haughty; or he behaved proudly, or haughtily. Also خَالَ, muḍāriʿ يَخِيلُ or يَخَالُ, and يَخُولُ; maṣdar خَالٌ, خَوْلٌ, تخيّل and تخايل.

Or: he was proud, or haughty, and self-conceited; and he walked with a proud, haughty and self-conceited gait. Said of a man, and of a horse.

تَخَايُلٌ means behaving, or carrying oneself, with pride, or haughtiness, combined with slowness.

Said of a horse.

8.1.1

For اختالت الأَرْضُ, see form 4.

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He was proud, or haughty; or he behaved proudly, or haughtily; (S;) as also خَالَ , (JK, S,) aor. يَخِيلُ , (JK,) or يَخَالُ , (Ham p. 122,) and يَخُولُ , (JK, Ham,) inf. n. خَالٌ and خَوْلٌ ; (Ham;) and تخيّل and تخايل : (K, TA:) or he was proud, or haughty, and selfconceited: (Msb:) and he walked with a proud, or haughty, and self-conceited, gait: (MA, KL:) said of a man, and of a horse: (Msb:) and تَخَايُلٌ signifies the behaving, or carrying oneself, with pride, or haughtiness, combined with slowness. (JK.) You say of a horse, يَخْتَالُ فِى مِشْيَتِهِ [He is proud and self-conceited in his gait]. (TA.) اختالت الأَرْضُ : see 4.
Form 10استخال السَّحَابَةَ1 sense

Core sense — he looked at the cloud and thought it was raininggenerated

10.1

He looked at the cloud and thought it to be raining.

See also form 4, last sentence but two.

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He looked at the cloud and thought it to be raining. (TA. [See also 4, last sentence but two.])

Derived nouns 28

Nounخَالٌ32 senses · 10 main

Core sense — thought, or opinion; a mole on the body; clouds thought to be raininggenerated

1my thought, or opinion, or surmise, about him, or about it, was right—أَصَابَ فِهِ خَالِى

The same as ظَنٌّ and تَوَهُّمٌ, that is, thought, or opinion; and surmise, or fancy — though تَوَهُّمٌ is often explained as synonymous with ظَنٌّ. A maṣdar of form 1.

1.1

The same in meaning as what follows.

1.2

The same as مَخِيلَةٌ. According to the TA — followed here, as usual, by the author of the TK — it means فِرَاسَةٌ, but this is a mistake: instead of وهى الفراسة, the explanation given in the TA, we should read وَهِىَ مِنَ الفِرَاسَةِ, as is shown by the remark added there immediately afterwards that one says أخَالَ فِيهِ خَالًا, explained in the article on خول (see form 4, and خَالٌ, in that article; and see also مَخِيلَةٌ in the present article), and by what follows.

الخَالٌ is synonymous with المَخِيلَةٌ and الشِّيَةُ.

1.3

For another sense in which it is synonymous with مَخِيلَةٌ, see that word below.

1.4a nature; a natural, native, or inborn disposition or temper—خُلُقٌ
1.5

The same as خُيَلَآءُ.

2

A limping, or halting, or slight lameness, in a horse or similar beast: in this sense a maṣdar of خَالَ.

2.1gout; or gout in the foot or feet—نِقْرِسٌ
3

Lightning: apparently because it is a sign, or token, of coming rain.

3.1clouds—غَيْمٌ

Or clouds, غيم, that lighten; and also clouds rising and seeming to one to be raining. A single cloud, سَحَابَة, is called مُخِيلَةٌ.

Or clouds rising and seeming to one to be raining, and then passing beyond one; but when there is thunder or lightning in them they are called مُخِيلَةٌ, though not when the rain has gone from them. (Har, from the ʿEyn.)

Or clouds, سَحَابٌ, that are raining. Or clouds, سحاب, that never fail to fulfil their promise of rain; a cloud of this kind is called مَخِيلَةٌ. Or clouds in which there is no rain, though when seen they are thought to be raining.

3.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

A liberal, bountiful, or generous man: as being likened to the raining clouds, or to the lightening clouds, which are called by this name.

3.3

A man in whom one sees an indication, or a sign or token, of goodness.

3.4

Free from التُّهْمَة, that is, from what gives rise to suspicion.

3.5

A man who manages cattle, or camels and the like, and pastures them well; or خَالُ مَالٍ: one who manages cattle and the like, and watches over them well.

And one who keeps to a thing, and manages, orders, or regulates it. A king who manages, orders, or regulates the affairs of his subjects. See also خَالٌ in the article on خول.

3.6who is the owner of this horse?—مَنْ خَالُ هٰذَا الفَرَسِ

An owner of a thing: from خَالَهُ, meaning “he managed it”.

See خَالٌ in the article on خول.

3.7

See also مُخْتَالٌ, in three places.

3.8

A man free from an attachment of love.

3.9

A man having no wife.

3.10

A man weak in heart and body; but this is most probably خَالٌّ, with teshdeed, from خَلَّ لَحْمُهُ, meaning “he became lean”.

4

As meaning a maternal uncle, it is mentioned in the article on خول.

5a mole—شَامَةٌ

A black شامة on the person; a thing resembling a pimple on the face, inclining to blackness; or a small black spot on the person.

Diminutive خُيَيْلٌ, according to those who say مَخِيلٌ and مَخْيُولٌ, meaning “marked with many moles on the person”; and خُوَيْلٌ, according to those who say مَخُولٌ, which shows that in one dialect it belongs to the article خول, where it is also mentioned.

Plural of multitude خِيلَانٌ; plural of paucity أَخِيلَةٌ.

6

A garment, or cloth, of the garments of the جُهَّال, here meaning the people of the Time of Ignorance; a soft garment or cloth of the garments of El-Yemen; and a garment of the kind called بُرْد, of Yemen make, red or brown with black lines or stripes, such as used to be made in the earliest ages.

But Az makes these two to be one. It has been mentioned before, in the article on خول, to which it may also belong.

6.1

A garment, or piece of cloth, in which a corpse is shrouded.

6.2

The kind of banner called لِوَآء, which is tied to its spear-shaft for a commander, or to show that a man holds the authority of a prefect, commander, or ruler.

SM adds: I do not think it is called so for any other reason than that it was of the بُرُود of the kind called خَالٌ. See also خَالٌ in the article on خول.

6.3

The office of Khaleefeh; because it belongs to one for whom a banner is tied on the occasion of his appointment.

7

A big mountain.

7.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

And, as being likened to it, a big camel: plural خِيلَانٌ.

A poet likens certain men to such camels, resembling them in their bodies and in being devoid of intellect.

7.2

And a black stallion-camel. Mentioned also in the article on خول.

8

A place in which there is no one, or no one whose company can cheer a person. Probably from خَالٍ, the ism fāʿil of خَلَا.

8.1

A small hill of the kind called أَكَمَة.

9

The لِجَام, that is, the bit of a horse, or the bit with its appurtenances: apparently a dialectal variant of خَوَلٌ.

10

A certain plant, having a blossom, well known in Nejd.

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i. q. ظَنٌّ and تَوَهُّمٌ [meaning Thought, or opinion: and surmise, or fancy: though تَوَهُّمٌ is often explained as syn. with ظَنٌّ ]: (K:) an inf. n. of 1 [q. v.]. (TA.) So in the saying, أَصَابَ فِهِ خَالِى [My thought or opinion, or surmise or fancy, was right respecting him, or it]. (TK.) I. q. مَخِيلَةٌ , q. v., (K,) [accord. to the TA, which is followed in this instance, as usual, by the author of the TK, as meaning فِرَاسَةٌ : but this is a mistake: for وهى الفراسة , the explanation in the TA, we should read وَهِىَ مِنَ الفِرَاسَةِ ; as is shown by its being there immediately added that one says, أخَالَ فِيهِ خَالًا , explained in art. خول ; (see 4, and خَالٌ , in that art.; and see also مَخِيلَةٌ in the present art.;) and by what here follows:] الخَالٌ is syn. with المَخِيلَةٌ and الشِّيَةُ . (JK.) For another sense in which it is syn. with مَخِيلَةٌ see the latter word, below. A nature; or a natural, a native, or an innate, disposition or temper or the like; syn. خُلُقٌ . (TA.) I. q. خُيَلَآءُ , q. v. (S, K *) A limping, or halting, or slight lameness, in a horse or similar beast: in this sense an inf. n. of خَالَ . (JK, K. *) Gout; or gout in the foot or feet; syn. نِقْرِسٌ . (TA.) Lightning: (K:) [app. as being a sign, or token, of coming rain.] Clouds; syn. غَيْمٌ : (S:) or clouds ( غيم ) lightening: (JK, M, TA:) and also rising, and seeming to one to be raining; and the single cloud ( سَحَابَة ) is termed مُخِيلَةٌ : (JK:) or rising, and seeming to one to be raining, and then passing beyond one; but when having thunder, or lightning, therein, termed مُخِيلَةٌ , though not when the rain has gone therefrom: (Har p. 36, from the 'Eyn:) or clouds ( سَحَابٌ ) raining: (T, TA:) or clouds ( سحاب ) that fail not to fulfil their promise of rain; (K, * TA;) and a cloud of this description is termed مَخِيلَةٌ : (JK:) or in which is no rain, (K, TA,) though thought, when seen, to be raining. (TA.) A liberal, bountiful, or generous, man: (JK, T, M, K:) as being likened to the raining clouds, (T, TA,) or to the lightening clouds, (JK, M, TA,) which are so termed. (JK, T, M, TA.) A man in whom one sees an indication, or a sign, or token, of goodness. (K, TA.) Free from التُّهْمَة [as meaning what occasions suspicion]. (K.) A man who manages cattle, or camels &c., (K, TA,) and pastures them, (TA,) well: (K, TA:) or خَالُ مَالٍ one who manages cattle, &c., and watches them, well. (JK.) And One who keeps to a thing, (K, TA,) and manages, orders, or regulates, it. (TA.) A king who manages, orders, or regulates, the affairs of his subjects. (JK.) [See also خَالٌ in art. خول .] An owner of a thing: (K:) from خَالَهُ , aor. يَخُولُ , meaning “ he managed it, ” &c. (TA.) You say, مَنْ خَالُ هٰذَا الفَرَسِ Who is the owner of this horse? (TA.) [See خَالٌ in art. خول .] See also مُخْتَالٌ , in three places. A man free from an attachment of love. (K.) A man having no wife. (K.) A man weak in heart and body: (K:) but this is most probably [ خَالٌّ ,] with teshdeed, from خَلَّ لَحْمُهُ , meaning “ he became lean. ” (TA.) As meaning A maternal uncle, it is mentioned in art. خول . (TA.) A mole, syn. شَامَةٌ , (K,) a black شامة , (TA,) upon the person; (S, K, Msb, TA;) [a thing resembling] a pimple in the face, inclining to blackness; (JK, T, Mgh, TA;) or a small black spot upon the person: (TA:) dim. خُيَيْلٌ (JK, S) accord. to him who says مَخِيلٌ and مَخْيُولٌ [as meaning “ marked with many moles upon the person ”], (S,) and خُوَيْلٌ (JK, S, Msb) accord. to him who says مَخُولٌ , (S,) which shows it to be, in one dial., of the art. خول [in which it is also mentioned]: (Msb:) pl. [of mult.] خِيلَانٌ (JK, S, Mgh, Msb, K) and [of pauc.] أَخِيلَةٌ . (Msb.) A garment, or cloth, of the garments, or cloths, of the جُهَّال [here meaning people of the Time of Ignorance]: (S:) a soft garment or cloth (JK, K, TA) of the garments or cloths of El-Yemen: (JK, TA:) and a [garment of the kind called] بُرْد , of the fabric of El-Yemen, (K, TA,) red [or brown], with black lines or stripes, which used to be made in the first ages: but Az makes these two to be one: it has been mentioned before, in art. خول , to which also it may belong. (TA.) A garment, or piece of cloth, with which a corpse is shrouded. (K.) The [kind of banner called] لِوَآء (JK, T, K) that is tied [to its spear-shaft] for a commander, (K,) or to denote one's having the authority of a prefect, commander, ruler, or the like: (T, TA:) [SM adds,] I do not think it to be so called for any other reason than that it was of the بُرُود of the kind termed خَالٌ . (TA.) [See also خَالٌ in art. خول .] The office of Khaleefeh; (K;) because belonging to one for whom a banner is tied [on the occasion of his appointment]. (TA.) A big mountain. (K.) And (as being likened thereto, TA) A big camel: (JK, K:) pl. خِيلَانٌ : to such, a poet likens certain men, as resembling camels in their bodies and in their being devoid of intellect. (TA.) And A black stallion-camel. (IAar, K, * TA.) Mentioned also in art. خول . (TA.) A place in which is no one, or no one by whose company one may be cheered. (K.) [Probably from خَالٍ , part. n. of خَلَا , aor. يَخْلُو .] A small [hill such as is termed] أَكَمَة . (K.) The لِجَام [i. e. bit, or bit with its appertenances,] of a horse: (K:) app. a dial. var. of خَوَلٌ , q. v. (TA.) A certain plant, having a blossom, well known in Nejd. (K.)
Nounخَالٍ1 sense

Core sense — proud and self-conceitedgenerated

1

Formed by transposition from خَائِلٌ: see مُخْتَالٌ.

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, formed by transposition from خَائِلٌ : see مُخْتَالٌ .
Nounخَيْلٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — horses, collectively; horsemen, riders on horsesgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one — his two troops of horses will not be competed with in going, or in standing still—فُلَانٌ لَاتُسَايَرُ خَيْلَاهُ

Horses, collectively; some say, applied to Arabian horses and to those of inferior breed, called بَرَاذِين, the males and the females alike; but of the feminine gender: an ism jamʿ, with no singular formed of the same radical letters.

Or the singular is خَائِلٌ, so called because of their اِخْتِيَال, that is, their pride and self-conceit, in their gait; so says AO, but ISd says that this is not well known. Er-Rāghib: or because no one rides a horse without feeling a touch of pride.

Plural, or plural of the plural, خُيُولٌ and خِيُولٌ; plural of paucity أَخْيَالٌ.

The dual form is used, although خَيْلٌ has a plural meaning, as are the duals إِبِلَانِ, غَنَمَانِ, لِقَاحَانِ and جِمَالَانِ.

Or لَاتُوَاقَفُ and لَاتُسَايَرُ خَيْلَاهُ وَلَا تُوَاقَفُ. The meaning is that he is not to be endured for his slander and lying; it is said of a great, or frequent, liar.

the horses are more knowing than their riders—الخَيْلُ أَعْلَمُ مِنْ فُرْسَانِهَا
the horses have most knowledge of their riders—الخَيْلُ أَعْلَمُ بَفُرْسَانِهَا

A proverb, used of someone about whom you form the opinion that he has, or has not, what suffices, and whom you then find to be as you thought, or the contrary. (Meyd.)

A proverb, meaning: seek help from the one who knows the case, or the affair. (Meyd.)

الخَيْلُ تَجْرِى عَلَى مَسَاوِيهَا is another proverb, explained in the article on سوأ. (Meyd.)

1.1

Also: horsemen, or riders on horses. So in the Qur'ān 17:66, وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِخَيْلِكَ وَ رَجْلِكَ.

See form 1 in the article on جلب.

2

See also خُيَلَآءُ.

Qur’ānic occurrences خَيْل 3 shown of 5
16:8
وَٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةً ۚ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge.

17:64
وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ وَعِدْهُمْ ۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا

"Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.

59:6
وَمَآ أَفَآءَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ مِنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسَلِّطُ رُسُلَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) from them - for this ye made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry: but Allah gives power to His messengers over any He pleases: and Allah has power over all things.

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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Horses, (JK, S, K,) collectively; (JK, K;) as some say, (Msb,) applied to Arabian horses and [such as are of inferior breed, termed] بَرَاذِين ; (Mgh, Msb;) the males thereof and the females: (Mgh, TA: *) but of the fem. gender: (Msb, TA:) a quasi-pl. n., (Mgh,) having no sing. (Msb, K) formed of the same radical letters: (Msb:) or the sing. is خَائِلٌ : (K:) so called because of their اِخْتِيَال , (Msb, K, * TA, *) i. e. pride and self-conceit, (Msb,) in their gait: so says AO; but ISd says that this is not well known: (TA:) or because no one rides a horse without experiencing a feeling of pride: (Er-Rághib, TA:) pl., (Msb, CK,) or pl. pl., (so in copies of the K and in the TA,) [of mult.,] خُيُولٌ (S, * Msb, K) and خِيُولٌ and [pl. of pauc.] أَخْيَالٌ . (K.) And the dual form is used, [although خَيْلٌ has a pl. signification,] like as are [the duals إِبِلَانِ and غَنَمَانِ and] لِقَاحَانِ and جِمَالَانِ . (ISd, TA.) One says, فُلَانٌ لَاتُسَايَرُ خَيْلَاهُ , or لَاتُوَاقَفُ , (K, TA,) and لَاتُسَايَرُ خَيْلَاهُ وَلَا تُوَاقَفُ , (TA, and so in the CK,) [Such a one, his two troops of horses will not be competed with in going, or running, nor in standing still,] meaning he is not to be endured in respect of calumny and lying: (K, TA:) it is said of a great, or frequent, liar. (TA in art. سير .) And الخَيْلُ أَعْلَمُ مِنْ فُرْسَانِهَا [The horses are more knowing than their riders]; (Meyd, K;) a prov., (Meyd,) applied in relation to him of whom thou formest an opinion (Meyd, K, TA) that he possesses, or possesses not, what suffices, (TA,) and whom thou findest to be as thou thoughtest, (Meyd, K, TA,) or the contrary. (Meyd.) And الخَيْلُ أَعْلَمُ بَفُرْسَانِهَا [The horses are possessed of most knowledge of their riders]; a prov., meaning seek thou aid of him who knows the case, or affair. (Meyd.) And الخَيْلُ تَجْرِى عَلَى مَسَاوِيهَا , another prov. [explained in art. سوأ ]. (Meyd.) Also Horsemen, or riders on horses. (S, Msb, K.) Thus in the Kur [xvii. 66], وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِخَيْلِكَ وَ رَجْلِكَ . (S. [See 1 in art. جلب .]) See also خُيَلَآءُ .
Nounخَيَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — pride and self-conceit, vanitygenerated

1

See خُيَلَآءُ.

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Nounخَيْلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — pride and self-conceit, vanitygenerated

1

See خُيَلَآءُ.

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Nounخِيلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — pride and self-conceit, vanitygenerated

1

See خُيَلَآءُ.

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Nounخَيَلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — pride and self-conceit, vanitygenerated

1

See خُيَلَآءُ.

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Nounخَيْلِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — an equerry, one who has charge of horsesgenerated

1

An equerry; one who has the superintendence of horses.

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An equerry; one who has the superintendence of horses. (TA.)
Nounخُيَلَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — pride and self-conceit, vanitygenerated

1he is possessed of pride and self-conceit, or vanity—هُوَ ذُو خُيَلَآءَ

Also خِيَلَآءُ, خَالٌ and خَيْلٌ, or خَيَلٌ, and خَيْلَةٌ, or خَيَلَةٌ, or خِيلَةٌ, and مَخِيلَةٌ and أَخْيَلُ — of all of which the first is the most common: pride and self-conceit, or vanity; that is, pride arising from some fancied, or imaginary, excellence in oneself.

The other forms are used in the same way.

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(S, Msb, K, &c.) and خِيَلَآءُ (S, Sgh, TA) and خَالٌ (S, K) and خَيْلٌ , (K, TA,) or خَيَلٌ , (CK,) and خَيْلَةٌ , (K, TA,) or خَيَلَةٌ , (CK,) or خِيلَةٌ , (JK,) and مَخِيلَةٌ (S, K) and أَخْيَلُ , (Lth, JK, K,) [of all which the first is the most common,] Pride (S, Msb, K) and self-conceit; (Msb;) [or vanity; i. e.] pride arising from some fancied, or imaginary, excellence in oneself. (TA.) One says, هُوَ ذُو خُيَلَآءَ &c. He is possessed of pride [and self-conceit, or vanity]. (S.)
Nounخِيَلَآءَ1 sense

Core sense — pride and self-conceit, vanitygenerated

1

See what precedes.

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Nounخَيَالٌ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — an incorporeal image; an apparition, a phantom; an image set up to decoygenerated

1his apparition, or phantom, became imaged to me in my mind—تَخَيَّلَ لِى خَيَالُهُ

Er-Rāghib: primarily an incorporeal form or image, such as is imaged in sleep, in a mirror, and in the heart or mind; then applied to the form of anything imaged, and to any fine, subtle thing of a similar kind.

Anything that one sees like a shadow; the image of a man in a mirror, in water, and in sleep; and a thing that sometimes passes by one, resembling a shadow.

خَيَالٌ and خَيَالَةٌ both mean the same, that is, the same as طَيْفٌ: an apparition; a phantom; a spectre; a fancied image; an imaginary form; and particularly a form that is seen in sleep; anything that one sees like a shadow; a thing seen in sleep; a form imaged in the mind when awake and when dreaming. The first of the two words is both masculine and feminine.

Plural of paucity أَخِيلَةٌ; and probably خِيلَانٌ also, as a plural of multitude, mentioned below as one of the plurals of خَيَالٌ in another sense.

El-Bohturee says: [And I do not alight anywhere but she visits my abode, or her false apparition does]

shāhid
فَلَسْتُ بِنَازِلٍ إِلَّا أَلَمَّتْبِرَحْلِى أَوْ خَيَالَتُهَا الكَذُوبُ

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1.1

In philosophy: a faculty that retains what the fancy perceives of the forms of objects of sense after the substance itself has gone, so that the fancy beholds them whenever it turns towards them; it is thus the store-house of the fancy. Its place is the hinder part of the first cavity of the brain.

In this sense it is written incorrectly in Freytag's Lexicon, which gives only the Arabic words of the explanation, preceded by the rendering “phantasia”, as خِيالٌ.

1.2

The خَيَال of a bird is the shadow of itself that the bird sees when rising into the sky; it then pounces down upon it, thinking it to be a prey, and finds it to be nothing. The bird is the one called خَاطِفُ ظِلِّهِ.

1.3

خَيَالٌ and خَيَالَةٌ also mean the person, or body, or bodily shape of a man which one sees from a distance, شَخْصٌ; and his outward appearance.

1.4

And the first of these also means a piece of wood with black garments on it, or with a black garment of the kind called كِسَآء on it, which is set up to make beasts and birds fancy it to be a man; or a piece of wood with a garment thrown over it, set up for the sake of the sheep or goats, so that the wolf, seeing it, may think it to be a man.

Plural of paucity أَخِيلَةٌ; plural of multitude خِيلَانٌ.

A poet says

shāhid
أَخِى لَا أَخَا لِى غَيْرُهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّنِىكَرَاعِى خَيَالٍ يَسْتَطِيفُ بِلَافِكْرِ

. J cites it as an example of خيال in the sense explained just before, but the meaning seems to be: My brother — I have no brother but he; but I am like one watching an image dressed up to decoy, going round about without reflection.

For, as some say, رَاعِى الخَيَالِ means the young ostrich for which the hunter sets up a خَيَال, an image dressed up to decoy, so that the bird may become familiar with it, and the hunter may then take it, and the young ostrich may follow him.

1.5

Also a thing that is set up in land so that it may be known to be prohibited to the public, and may not be approached.

2

And a certain plant.

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primarily signifies An incorporeal form or image; such as that which is imaged in sleep, and in the mirror, and in the heart or mind: then applied to the form of anything imaged; and to any subtile thing of a similar kind: (Er-Rághib, TA:) anything that one sees like a shadow: and the image of a man in a mirror, (T, Msb, TA,) and in water, (Msb,) and in sleep: (T, TA:) and a thing that sometimes passes by one, resembling a shadow: (T, Msb, TA:) خَيَالٌ and خَيَالَةٌ both signify the same; (JK, S, K;) i. e. i. q. طَيْفٌ [meaning an apparition; a phantom; a spectre; a fancied image; an imaginary form; and particularly a form that is seen in sleep]; (S, TA;) anything that one sees like a shadow [as the former word is explained above]; and a thing that is seen in sleep; (JK;) a form that is imaged to one in the mind when awake, and when dreaming: (K:) the former word is both masc. and fem.: (Ham p. 316:) pl. أَخِيلَةٌ (K) [a pl. of pauc.; and probably خِيلَانٌ also, as a pl. of mult., mentioned as one of the pls. of خَيَالٌ in another sense, below]. You say, تَخَيَّلَ لِى خَيَالُهُ [His apparition, or phantom, &c., became imaged to me in my mind]. (Msb, TA.) And a poet says, (S,) namely, El-Bohturee, (TA,) 1 [And I do not alight but she visits my abode, or her false apparition]. (S.) فَلَسْتُ بِنَازِلٍ إِلَّا أَلَمَّتْ | بِرَحْلِى أَوْ خَيَالَتُهَا الكَذُوبُ [In philosophy it signifies] A faculty that retains what the fancy perceives of the forms of objects of sense after the substance has become absent, so that the fancy beholds them whenever it turns towards them: thus it is the store-house of the fancy: its place is the hinder part of the first venter of [the three which are comprised by] the brain. (KT. [In this sense, it is incorrectly written in Freytag's Lex. (in which only the Arabic words of the explanation are given, preceded by the rendering “ phantasia, ”) خِيالٌ .]) The خَيَال of a bird is The shadow of himself which a bird sees when rising into the sky; whereupon he pounces down upon it, thinking it to be a prey, and finds it to be nothing: he is [the bird] called خَاطِفُ ظِلِّهِ . (TA.) خَيَالٌ and خَيَالَةٌ signify also The person, or body, or corporeal form or figure which one sees from a distance, syn. شَخْصٌ , (S, K,) of a man; and his aspect. (K.) And the former also signifies A piece of wood with black garments upon it, (S,) or with a black [garment of the kind called] كِسَآء upon it, (K,) which is set up to make the beasts and birds fancy it to be a man: (S, K:) or a piece of wood with a garment thrown upon it, which is set up for the sake of the sheep or goats, in order that the wolf, seeing it, may think it to be a man: (T, TA:) pl. [of pauc.] أَخِيلَةٌ (Ks, TA) and [of mult.] خِيلَانٌ . (TA.) A poet says, 1 (S, TA) [cited by J as an ex. of خيال in the former of the senses explained in the sentence immediately preceding: but the meaning seems to be, My brother: I have no brother but he: but I am like one watching an image dressed up to decoy; going round about without reflection: for,] as some say, (TA,) رَاعِى الخَيَالِ means the young ostrich for which the sportsman sets up a خَيَال [i. e. an image dressed up to decoy], (JK, TA,) in order that it may become familiar therewith, and the sportsman may then take it, and the young ostrich may follow him. (TA.) أَخِى لَا أَخَا لِى غَيْرُهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّنِى | كَرَاعِى خَيَالٍ يَسْتَطِيفُ بِلَافِكْرِ Also A thing that is set up in land in order that it may be known to be prohibited to the public, and may not be approached. (T, Msb.) And A certain plant. (K.)
Nounخُيَيْلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a small mole on the bodygenerated

1

See خَالٌ, of which this is the diminutive.

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Nounخَيَالَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an apparition, a phantom; a shape seen from a distancegenerated

1

See خَيَالٌ, in three places.

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Nounخَيَالِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — of, or relating to, the fancygenerated

1

Of, or relating to, the fancy: a relative noun from خَيَالٌ.

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[ Of, or relating to, the fancy: a rel. n. from خَيَالٌ .]
Nounخَيَّالَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — owners, or attendants, of horses; horsemengenerated

1

Owners, or attendants, of horses.

In modern Arabic: horsemen; and a troop of horsemen.

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Owners, or attendants, of horses. (JK, S.) [In modern Arabic, Horsemen; and a troop of horsemen.]
Nounخَائِلٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who manages, or takes care of, something; limping, said of a horsegenerated

1

The ism fāʿil of form 1: see مُخْتَالٌ, in two places.

1.1

And see خَيْلٌ, first sentence.

1.2

Applied to a horse: limping, halting, or slightly lame.

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[act. part. n. of 1]: see مُخْتَالٌ , in two places: and see خَيْلٌ , first sentence. Applied to a horse, Limping, halting, or slightly lame. (JK, TA.)
Nounأَخْيَلُ4 senses

Core sense — more proud and self-conceited; having many moles; a certain birdgenerated

1more proud and self-conceited than a crow—أَخْيَلُ مِنْ غُرَابٍ

More, and most, proud and self-conceited. See also أَخْوَلُ in the article on خول. It occurs in several proverbs, as for example:

Because the غراب is proud and self-conceited in its gait. (Meyd.)

2

See also خَيَلَآءُ.

3

Also: having a خَال, meaning a thing resembling a pimple, inclining to blackness — that is, a mole — on his face.

Or, and so also مَخِيلٌ, مَخْيُولٌ and مَخُولٌ, like مَقُولٌ — this last belonging to the article خول, as does خَالٌ, from which it is derived, in one dialect — a man having, or marked with, many خِيلَان, or moles, on his person. Feminine of the first, خَيْلَآءُ.

4

الأَخَيْلُ, when indeterminate — أَخَيْلٌ or أَخَيْلُ — is fully declinable, being used as a noun; but some make it imperfectly declinable both when determinate and when indeterminate, and hold it to be originally an adjective, from التَّخَيُّلُ, though according to others it seems to be from أَخْيَلُ, as meaning “having many moles”.

A certain bird, regarded as of evil omen, that alights on the rump of the camel, and is apparently for that reason held to be of evil omen. See مَخْيُولٌ. In the present day the name is applied to the green wood-pecker, picus viridis.

The صُرَد; or the green صُرَد; or the شِقِرَّاق, a name now also given to the green wood-pecker and to the common roller, coracias garrula. Skr: so called because on its wings are colours differing from its general colour; or so called because it is diversified with black and white. Or the شَاهِين, a species of falcon.

Plural أَخَايِلُ, or خِيلٌ.

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[ More, and most, proud and self-conceited. (See also أَخْوَلُ , in art. خول .) Occurring in several provs.; as, for ex.,] أَخْيَلُ مِنْ غُرَابٍ [More proud and self-conceited than a crow]: because the غراب is proud and self-conceited in its gait. (Meyd.) See also خَيَلَآءُ . Also Having a خَال , meaning [a thing resembling] a pimple, inclining to blackness, [i. e. a mole,] upon his face: (Mgh:) or, as also مَخِيلٌ and مَخْيُولٌ (S, Msb, K) and مَخُولٌ , like مَقُولٌ , (S, Msb,) this last belonging to art. خول , as خَالٌ , whence it is derived, does in one dial., (Msb,) A man (S, Msb) having [or marked with] many خِيلَان [or moles upon his person]: (S, Msb, K: *) fem. [of the first] خَيْلَآءُ . (K.) الأَخَيْلُ , (S, Msb, K,) when indeterminate, [ أَخَيْلٌ or أَخَيْلُ ,] perfectly decl., [thus] used as a subst., but some make it imperfectly decl. both when determinate and when indeterminate, and assert it to be originally an epithet, from التَّخَيُّلُ , (S, O,) [though accord. to others it seems to be from أَخْيَلُ as meaning “ having many moles, ”] A certain bird, (JK, S, Msb, K,) regarded as of evil omen, (JK, S, K,) that alights upon the rump of the camel, and is app. for that reason held to be of evil omen; (TA; [see مَخْيُولٌ ;]) [applied in the present day to the green wood-pecker, picus viridis;] the صُرَد [q. v.]: (K:) or the green صُرَد : (TA:) or the شِقِرَّاق [a name likewise now applied to the green wood-pecker, and to the common roller, coracias garrula]: (Fr, S, Msb, K:) so called because upon its wings are colours differing from its general colour: (Skr, TA:) or so called because diversified with black and white: (K:) or the شَاهِين [q. v., a species of falcon]: (JK, TA, and Ham p. 705:) pl. أَخَايِلُ , (JK, T, S, Msb, TA, and Ham ubi suprà,) or خِيلٌ . (K.)
Nounأُخَايِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — proud and self-conceitedgenerated

1

See مُخْتَالٌ, in two places.

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Nounمَخِيلٌ2 senses

Core sense — a cloud thought likely to raingenerated

1

See its feminine, formed with ة, in the next paragraph, in three places.

2

And see also أَخْيَلُ.

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Nounمُخِيلٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — showing indications of good or of evil; a cloud that seems about to raingenerated

1

A thing doubtful, confused, or vague.

1.1a thing showing an indication, or indications, of good, and of evil, or of what is disliked or hated—شَىْءٌ مُخِيلٌ إِلَىالخَيْرِ

Showing a خَيَالِ, or fancied image — or rather a خَال or مَخِيلَة, that is, an indication (see form 4) of anything, as for instance of good, or of evil.

Also المَكْرُوهِ.

he is fitted, or disposed, by nature to good—هُوَ مُخِيلٌ لِلْخَيْرِ

Said of a man. See also مَخِيلٌ in the article on خول.

a cloud thought, when seen, to be about to rain, because it shows signs of rain—سَحَابَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ

Also مُخَيِّلَةٌ, مُخَيِّلٌ, مُخْتَالَةٌ and مخايلة, that is, مُخَايِلَةٌ, and مَخِيلَةٌ.

مُخِيلَةٌ, with damm, is the ism fāʿil, meaning causing one to think; and مَخِيلَةٌ, with fet-h, is the ism mafʿūl, meaning thought. Az: likewise سَمَآءٌ مُخِيلَةٌ and مَخِيلَةٌ, meaning a clouded sky.

Or you say مَخِيلَةٌ, with fet-h, when the word is used as a noun meaning a cloud itself, showing signs of rain; and its plural is مَخَايِلُ. See خَالٌ in the earlier half of this article.

And سَحَابَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ لِلْمَطَرِ: a cloud giving hope of rain. See also خَالٌ, in two places, in the earlier half of this article.

the sky is ready to rain—السَّمَآءُ مُخِيلَةٌ لِلْمَطَرِ
1.2a woman having no husband—اِمْرَأَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ
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A thing dubious, confused, or vague. (TA.) Exhibiting a خَيَالِ [or fancied image, or rather a خَال or مَخِيلَة , i. e. an indication, &c., (see 4,) of anything, as, for instance,] of good [and of evil]. (TA.) You say شَىْءٌ مُخِيلٌ إِلَىالخَيْرِ , and المَكْرُوهِ , A thing exhibiting an indication, or indications, of good, and of evil, or what is disliked or hated. (Msb.) Hence, (TA,) هُوَ مُخِيلٌ لِلْخَيْرِ , (S, TA,) said of a man, (S,) 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, TA. [See also مَخِيلٌ in art. خول .]) And سَحَابَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ (JK, Msb, K) and مُخَيِّلَةٌ (K, TA, in the CK مُخَيَّلَةٌ ) and مُخَيِّلٌ and مُخْتَالَةٌ (K) and مخايلة [i. e. مُخَايِلَةٌ ] (Har p. 36) and مَخِيلَةٌ (Msb [but see what follows]) A cloud thought [or expected] to rain, (JK, Msb, K, TA, and Har ubi suprà,) when seen, (TA, and Har,) because showing signs of rain: مُخِيلَةٌ , with damm, being an act. part. n., as meaning causing to think; and مَخِيلَةٌ , with fet-h, being a pass. part. n., as meaning thought: and in like manner, accord. to Az, سَمَآءٌ مُخِيلَةٌ and مَخِيلَةٌ , meaning a clouded sky: (Msb:) or you say مَخِيلَةٌ , with fet-h, when [you use the subst.] meaning a cloud itself [showing signs of rain]; and its pl. is مَخَايِلُ : (T, TA: see خَالٌ , in the former half of the paragraph:) and سَحَابَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ لِلْمَطَرِ a cloud giving hope of rain. (S.) See also خَالٌ , in two places, in the former half of the paragraph. You say also, السَّمَآءُ مُخِيلَةٌ لِلْمَطَرِ , meaning The sky is ready to rain. (Har p. 36.) اِمْرَأَةٌ مُخِيلَةٌ A woman having no husband. (JK.)
Nounمَخِيلَةٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an indication, a sign, or token; a great banner; a cloud seeming about to raingenerated

1

As the feminine of the ism mafʿūl مَخِيلٌ: see مُخِيلٌ, in three places.

1.1

As a noun: see, again, مُخِيلٌ. And see خَالٌ, mentioned a second time in the earlier half of that article.

1.2

Hence: a great banner or ensign, likened to a cloud that never fails to fulfil its promise of rain.

1.3the signs of generosity, or nobility, appeared in him—ظَهَرَتْ فِيهِ مَخَايِلُ النَّجَابَةِ

Also: an indication; a symptom; a sign, mark, or token by which the existence of a thing is known or inferred; synonymous with شِيَةٌ and مَظِنَّةٌ, and so is خَالٌ. Plural of the first مَخَايِلُ, a word originally used of a cloud in which rain is thought to be.

1.4how good is its apparent readiness to rain!—مَا أَحْسَنَ مَخِيلَتَهَا

Said of a cloud, سَحَابَة. Also خَالَهَا.

1.5

See also خُيَلَآءُ.

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as fem. of the pass. part. n. مَخِيلٌ : see مُخِيلٌ , in three places. As a subst.: see, again, مُخِيلٌ . And see خَالٌ , mentioned a second time in the former half of the paragraph. Hence, A great banner or ensign; as likened to a cloud that fails not to fulfil its promise of rain. (JK.) 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.) You say also, of a cloud ( سَحَابَة ), مَا أَحْسَنَ مَخِيلَتَهَا and خَالَهَا How good is its [apparent] disposition to rain! (S, TA.) See also خُيَلَآءُ .
Nounمُخَيَّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — imaged in the mind, fanciedgenerated

1such a thing occurred in what was imaged, or fancied, by me—وَقَعَ فِى مُخَيَّلَى كَذَا

A thing imaged to one by the mind or by a case; or fancied.

For فُلَانٌ يَمْضِى عَلَى المُخَيَّلِ, explained above, see form 2.

among the things imaged, or fancied, by me—فِىمُخَيَّلَاتِى
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[A thing imaged to one by the mind or by a case; or fancied]. You say, فُلَانٌ يَمْضِى عَلَى المُخَيَّلِ ; explained above: see 2. (JK, S.) And وَقَعَ فِى مُخَيَّلَى كَذَا [Such a thing occurred in what was imagined, or fancied, by me], and فِىمُخَيَّلَاتِى [among the things imagined, or fancied, by me]. (TA.)
Nounمُخَيِّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cloud that makes one think it will raingenerated

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This word and its feminine, formed with ة: see مُخِيلٌ.

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; and its fem., with ة : see مُخِيلٌ .
Nounمَخْيوُلٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a camel lacerated in the rump by a bird; a man frightened out of his witsgenerated

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See أَخْيَلُ.

2

Also: a camel lacerated in his rump by a bird of the kind called أَخْيَل that has alighted upon it.

2.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

And hence: a man whose reason has fled through fright; a sense used by the common people, but a correct one.

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: see أَخْيَلُ . Also A camel lacerated in his rump by a bird of the kind called أَخْيَل that has alighted upon it. (TA.) And hence, A man whose reason has fled in consequence of fright: a sense in which it is used by the vulgar; but correct. (TA.)
Nounسَحَابَةٌ مُخَايِلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cloud that shows signs of raingenerated

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See مُخِيلٌ.

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: see مُخِيلٌ .
Nounمُخْتَالٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — proud and self-conceited, vaingenerated

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Also خَائِلٌ, خَالٌ and خَالٍ — this last formed by transposition — and أُخَايِلٌ, like أُدَابِرٌ and أُبَاتِرٌ, which are said to be the only other adjectives of this measure, that is, of the measure أُفَاعِلٌ, though there are many of the measure فُعَالِلٌ: applied to a man, proud and self-conceited, or vain. The TA explains all of these, and the K explains خَالٌ.

Or خَالٌ means having much خُيَلَآء, that is, much pride and self-conceit, or vanity; and أُخَايِلٌ means one who walks with a proud and self-conceited gait, with an affected swaying of his body from side to side.

خَائِلٌ has for its plural خَالَةٌ, which is also the feminine of خَالٌ.

1.1

See also مُخِيلٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences مُخْتَال 2 shown of 3
31:18
وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ

"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster.

57:23
لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ

In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster,-

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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and خَائِلٌ (S, K) and خَالٌ and خَالٍ , which is formed by transposition, (K,) and أُخَايِلٌ , (S, K,) like أُدَابِرٌ and أُبَاتِرٌ , (S,) which are [said to be] the only other epithets of this measure, (TA,) [i. e. of the measure أُفَاعِلٌ , though there are many of the measure فُعَالِلٌ ,] applied to a man, Proud (S, K, TA) and self-conceited: [or vain:] (TA in explanation of all, and K in explanation of خَالٌ :] or خَالٌ signifies having much خُيَلَآء [or pride and self-conceit, or vanity]: and أُخَايِلٌ one who walks with a proud and self-conceited gait, with an affected inclining of his body from side to side: (JK:) خَائِلٌ has for its pl. خَالَةٌ ; (S, TA;) which is also fem. of خَالٌ . (TA.) See also مُخِيلٌ .
Nounأَرْضٌ مُتَخَيَّلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — land whose herbage is in full maturity and in blossomgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Land having its plants, or herbage, in a state of full maturity, and in blossom; also مُتَخَايِلَةٌ.

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Land having its plants, or herbage, in a state of full maturity, and in blossom; (JK, S;) as also مُتَخَايِلَةٌ . (S.)
Nounأَرْضٌ مُتَخَايِلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — land whose herbage is in full maturity and in blossomgenerated

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: see what next precedes.