سيل

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Form 1سَالَ5 senses · 2 main

maṣdarسَيْلٌ

Core sense — it flowed, or ran; it became fluidgenerated

1.1it was, or became, fluid, or liquid—سال

Said of water, or of a thing: it flowed, or ran; or, said of water, it rose so as to become excessively copious, and flowed. Muḍāriʿ يَسِيلُ; maṣdar سَيْلٌ, سَيَلَانٌ, مَسِيلٌ, and مَسَالٌ.

Said of a thing; the opposite of جَمَدَ.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred[the torrent flowed with them, and the sea surged with us so as to be unnavigable]—سَالَ بِهِمُ السَّيْلُ وَجَاشَ بِنَا البَحْرُ

The Arabs say this, meaning: they fell into a hard case, and we fell into one harder than it. A proverb.

1.1.2figurative · مجاز[the horsemen poured upon him]—سَالَتْ عَلَيْهِ الخَيْلُ

1.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred[the blaze upon the face of a horse] extended long and wide—سالت الغُرَّةُ

Or, simply, it extended down the face, as appears from an explanation of the word شِمْرَاخٌ: see also سَائِلَةٌ below.

In the same way سال is often said of flowing hair.

1.2

سِيلَ and the like, for سُئِلَ, passive of سَأَلَ: see that last word, in art. سأل.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

13:17

أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِيَةٌۢ بِقَدَرِهَا فَٱحْتَمَلَ ٱلسَّيْلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِيًا ۚ وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ ٱبْتِغَآءَ حِلْيَةٍ أَوْ مَتَـٰعٍ زَبَدٌ مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحَقَّ وَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَآءً ۖ وَأَمَّا مَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ

He sends down water from the skies, and the channels flow, each according to its measure: But the torrent bears away to foam that mounts up to the surface. Even so, from that (ore) which they heat in the fire, to make ornaments or utensils therewith, there is a scum likewise. Thus doth Allah (by parables) show forth Truth and Vanity. For the scum disappears like forth cast out; while that which is for the good of mankind remains on the earth. Thus doth Allah set forth parables.

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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, (S, M, Msb, K,) said of water, (S, Msb, TA,) or of a thing, (M,) aor. يَسِيلُ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. سَيْلٌ and سَيَلَانٌ (S, M, Msb, K, TA) and مَسِيلٌ and مَسَالٌ , (TA,) It flowed, or ran: (M, K, TA:) or, said of water, it rose so as to become excessively copious, and flowed, or ran: and سال said of thing, it was, or became, fluid, or liquid; contr. of جَمَدَ . (Msb.) The Arabs say, سَالَ بِهِمُ السَّيْلُ وَجَاشَ بِنَا البَحْرُ [The torrent flowed with them, and the sea estuated with us so as to be unnavigable;] meaning, they fell into a hard case, and we fell into one that was harder than it: (M, Meyd:) a proverb. (Meyd.) And سَالَتْ عَلَيْهِ الخَيْلُ [The horsemen poured upon him]. (TA. [See also 6.]) And سالت الغُرَّةُ [The blaze upon the face of a horse] extended, or spread, long and wide: (S:) [or, simply, extended down the face; as appears from an explanation of the word شِمْرَاخٌ in the S and K &c.: see also سَائِلَةٌ , below. And in like manner سال is often said of flowing, or defluent, hair.] سِيلَ &c. for سُئِلَ , pass, of سَأَلَ : see this last word, in art. سأل .

Form 2سَيَّلَ1 sense

Core sense — he made it flow, or rungenerated

2.1

See Form 4.

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see 4.

Form 3سَايَلْتُ1 sense

Core sense — I asked him, I questioned himgenerated

3.1

See Form 3 in art. سأل.

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: see 3 in art. سأل .

Form 4اسالهُ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarإِسَالَةٌ

Core sense — he made it flow, or run; he made it long and completegenerated

4.1he made it flow, or run—سيّلهُ

He made it flow, or run; the maṣdar of the headword is إِسَالَةٌ, and the maṣdar of the other form is تَسْيِيلٌ.

and we made [the source of copper, or of brass,] flow for him—وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُ حِينَ القِطْرِ

Qur'ān 34:11.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

He made it long, and complete: said of the point of the iron head or blade of an arrow, or of a spear, and the like.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4

34:12

وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ ۖ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُۥ عَيْنَ ٱلْقِطْرِ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ ۖ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

And to Solomon (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) was a month's (journey), and its evening (stride) was a month's (journey); and We made a Font of molten brass to flow for him; and there were Jinns that worked in front of him, by the leave of his Lord, and if any of them turned aside from our command, We made him taste of the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.

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, (S, M, Msb, K,) inf. n. إِسَالَةٌ , (Msb,) He made it to flow, or run; (S, * M, Msb, K;) as also سيّلهُ , (S, TA,) inf. n. تَسْيِيلٌ . (TA.) It is said in the Kur [xxxiv. 11], وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُ حِينَ القِطْرِ (M, TA) i. e. And we made [the source of copper, or of brass,] to flow, or run, for him. (TA.) And He made it long, (M, K,) and complete; (M;) namely, the point of the iron head or blade an arrow or of a spear &c. (M, K.)

Form 6تسايلت الكَتَائِبُ2 senses

Core sense — the troops of horse poured together from every quartergenerated

6.1figurative · مجاز

The troops of horse poured together from every quarter.

6.2

همَا يَتَسَايَلَانِ: see Form 6 in art. سأل.

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[The troops of horse] poured [together] from every quarter. (S, TA. [See also 1.]) همَا يَتَسَايَلَانِ : see 6 in art. سأل .

Derived nouns 11

Nounسَيْلٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a torrent; water flowing in a valley or water-coursegenerated

A torrent, or flow of water: much water, or a collection of rainwater, flowing in a valley, water-course, or torrent-bed; or water that comes to one from rain that has not fallen upon one. Originally a maṣdar. Plural سُيُولٌ.

سَائِلَةٌ also means the same as سَيْلٌ, and its plural is سَوَائِلُ, explained in the M as flowing, or running, waters.

1.1flowing, or running, water—مَآءٌ سَيْلٌ

They said this meaning سَائِلٌ, putting the maṣdar in the place of the adjective.

I found tall full-grown herbs, small herbs not full-grown, and water among trees, flowing—وَجَدْتُ بَقْلًا وَبُقَيْلًا وَمَآءً عَلَلًا سَيْلًا

The saying of one sent to seek for herbage and water; mentioned by Th.

Qur’ānic occurrences سَيْل

13:17

34:16

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ ٱلْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَـٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَأَثْلٍ وَشَىْءٍ مِّن سِدْرٍ قَلِيلٍ

But they turned away (from Allah), and We sent against them the Flood (released) from the dams, and We converted their two garden (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote-trees.

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A torrent, or flow of water; (MA;) [i. e.] much water, (M, K,) or a collection of rainwater, (Msb,) flowing, or running, (M, Msb, K,) in a valley, or water-course, or torrent-bed: (Msb:) or water that comes to one [from rain, in any case, or] from rain that has not fallen upon one: (TA:) originally an inf. n.: (Msb, TA:) pl. سُيُولٌ : (S, M, Msb, K:) سَائِلَةٌ , also, signifies the same as سَيْلٌ ; and its pl. is سَوَائِلُ [expl. in the M as meaning flowing, or running, waters]. (TA.) And they said also, مَآءٌ سَيْلٌ , meaning سَائِلٌ [i. e. Flowing, or running, water]; (M, K;) putting the inf. n. in the place of the epithet. (M.) وَجَدْتُ بَقْلًا وَبُقَيْلًا وَمَآءً عَلَلًا سَيْلًا , meaning I found herbs full-grown and large and tall, and herbs not full-grown and therefore small, [and water among trees, flowing, or running,] is a saying of one sent to seek for herbage and water; mentioned by Th. (M.)

Nounسِيلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a mode, or manner, of the flowing of watergenerated

A mode, or manner, of the flowing or running of water.

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A mode, or manner, of flowing or running of water. (K.)

Nounسِيلَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — the tongue of a sword-hilt; a thorny tree with white thornsgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

The سِنْخ [or tongue] of the hilt, or handle, of a sword, of a knife, and the like; the part — in the A, the tail — that enters into the hilt or handle.

Heard by A'Obeyd, though not from a learned man.

But AA cites this example from Ez-Zibrikán Ibn-Bedr: [And I will not make peace with you while I have a horse and my thumb grasps firmly upon the tongue of the sword]

shāhid

وَلَنْ أُصَالِحَكُمْ مَا دَامْ لِى فَرَسٌوَٱشْتَدَّ قَبْضًا عَلَى السِّيلَانِ إِبْهَامِى

. El-Jawáleekee.

سَيَالٌ is the plural of سَيَالَةٌ [or rather the former is a collective noun of which the latter is the ism waḥda, applied in the present day to a species of mimosa, or acacia, mentioned by Forskal in his Flora Aegypt. Arab., pp. 56 and 124, and by Delile in his Floræ Aegypt. Illustr. (in the Descr. de l'Égypte), no. 965; and to a species of thistle, carduus lacteus, or wild artichoke].

A species of thorny trees, of the kind called عِضَاه; certain trees having white thorns; or the thorny plant called شَبَه; a certain plant said to have white thorns from which, when these are plucked, there issues what resembles milk; certain trees having lank branches and white thorns whose bases resemble the middle pairs of the teeth of virgins.

Or, according to Aboo-Ziyád, tall سَمُر [or gum-acacia trees]; according to the A, the trees called خِلَاف in the dialect of El-Yemen, a name now applied to the salix Aegyptia of Linn.

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The سِنْخ [or tongue] of [meaning that enters into] the hilt, or handle, of a sword (M, K) and of a knife (M) and the like; (M, K;) the part, (S, TA,) in the A the tail, (TA,) that enters into the hilt, or handle, of a sword and of a knife: heard by A'Obeyd, though not from a learned man: (S, TA:) but AA cites the following ex. from Ez-Zibrikán Ibn-Bedr: 1 [And I will not make peace with you while I have a horse and my thumb grasps firmly upon the tongue of the sword]. (El-Jawáleekee, IB, TA.) سَيَالٌ pl. of سَيَالَةٌ , (K,) [or rather the former is a coll. gen. n. of which the latter is the n. un., applied in the present day to A species of mimosa, or acacia, mentioned by Forskal in his Flora Aegypt. Arab., pp. lvi. and cxxiv., and by Delile in his Floræ Aegypt. Illustr. (in the Descr. de l'Égypte), no. 965: and to a species of thistle; carduus lacteus; or wild artichoke:] a species of trees having thorns, of the kind called عِضَاه : (S:) certain trees having white thorns: (M:) or the [thorny plant called] شَبَه : (AA, M:) a certain plant; (K;) said to have white thorns, from which, when these are plucked, there issues what resembles milk: (AA, M, K: *) certain trees having lank branches and white thorns of which the bases resemble the middle pairs of the teeth of virgins: (TA:) or, (K,) accord. to Aboo-Ziyád, (AHn, M,) tall سَمُر [or gum-acacia-trees]: (AHn, M, K:) accord. to the A, the trees called خِلَاف [now applied to the salix Aegyptia of Linn.] in the dial. of El-Yemen. (TA.) وَلَنْ أُصَالِحَكُمْ مَا دَامْ لِى فَرَسٌ | وَٱشْتَدَّ قَبْضًا عَلَى السِّيلَانِ إِبْهَامِى

Nounسَيّالٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — flowing, or running, much; distilling muchgenerated

1we alighted in a valley with much-inclining herbage and abundantly flowing water—نَزَلْنَا بِوَاد ٍ نَبْتُهُ مَيَّالٌ وَمَاؤُهُ سَيَّالٌ

The herbage inclining much because of its luxuriant growth, and the water flowing much because of its copiousness.

Flowing, or running, much.

1.1

And distilling much: see رَنْدٌ.

Also a certain mode of calculation. In the CK, الحِيتَانْ is put by mistake for الحِسَابِ.

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[Flowing, or running, much]. One says, نَزَلْنَا بِوَاد ٍ نَبْتُهُ مَيَّالٌ وَمَاؤُهُ سَيَّالٌ [We alighted in a valley the herbage whereof was inclining much, by reason of its luxuriant growth, and the water whereof was flowing, or running, much, by reason of its copiousness]. (TA.) [And Distilling much: see رَنْدٌ .] Also A certain mode of calculation. (O, K, TA. [In the CK, الحِيتَانْ is erroneously put for الحِسَابِ .])

Nounسَيَّالَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a bend in a sea or great rivergenerated

See سَائِلَةٌ.

1.1

Also a bending in a sea or great river.

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: see سَائِلَةٌ . Also A bending in a sea or great river. (TA.)

Nounسَائِلٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — flowing, or running; fluid, or liquidgenerated

See سَيْلٌ.

1.1

Also fluid, or liquid.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredextended in the fingers—سَائِلُ الأَطْرَافِ

In a description of the Prophet. Some relate it as سَائِن, with ن, which has the same meaning.

[a blaze upon the face of a horse] extending long and wide—غُرَّةٌ سَائِلَةٌ

Or extending so as to be equable, or uniform, upon the bone of the nose; or that has extended upon the tip of the nose so as to make it white; or that has spread widely upon the forehead and the bone of the nose. If narrow, it is called شِمْرَاخٌ.

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: see سَيْلٌ . Also Fluid, or liquid. (Msb.) سَائِلُ الأَطْرَافِ , in a description of the Prophet, means Extended in the fingers: or, as some relate it, سَائِن , with ن , which has the same meaning. (O.) And غُرَّةٌ سَائِلَةٌ means [A blaze upon the face of a horse] extending, or spreading, long and wide: (S:) or [extending so as to be] equable, or uniform, upon the bone of the nose: or that has extended upon the extremity of the nose so as to make it white: (M, K:) or that has spread widely upon the forehead and the bone of the nose: (TA:) if narrow, it is termed شِمْرَاخٌ . (S, TA.)

Nounسَائِلَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — flowing water; a company of men pouring from some quartergenerated

A noun formed from the adjective سَائِلٌ by the affix ة; plural سَوَائِلُ: see سَيْلٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredI saw a company of men that had poured from some quarter—رَأَيْتُ سَائِلَةً مِنَ النَّاسِ

And likewise سَيَّالَةً.

1.2

The plural سَوَائِلُ also means valleys, apparently flowing with water, or so called because they flow with water; in art. ذنب.

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[as a subst. formed from the epithet سَائِلٌ by the affix ة ]; pl. سَوَائِلُ : see سَيْلٌ . [Hence the saying,] رَأَيْتُ سَائِلَةً مِنَ النَّاسِ I saw a company of men that had poured from some quarter; and so سَيَّالَةً . (TA.) The pl. سَوَائِلُ also signifies Valleys [app. flowing with water, or because they flow with water]. (T in art. ذنب .)

Nounمَسَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a channel in which water flowsgenerated

See مَسِيلٌ.

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: see مَسِيلٌ .

Nounمُسَالٌ الخَدَّيْنِ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — having expanded cheeks; the two sides of the beardgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

Apparently meaning: having expanded cheeks, not elevated in the balls of them, like سَهْلُ الخَدَّيْنِ. A figurative phrase.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe two sides of a man's beard—مُسَالَا الرَّجُلِ

Or of his jaws — that is, لَحْيَيْهِ instead of لِحْيَتِهِ.

Singular مُسَالٌ; plural مُسَالَاتٌ.

Also the two sides of the man himself; synonym عِطْفَاهُ.

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[app. meaning Having expanded cheeks, not elevated in the balls thereof, like سَهْلُ الخَدَّيْنِ ,] is a tropical phrase. (TA.) مُسَالَا الرَّجُلِ The two sides of the beard of the man: (O, and so in one of my copies of the S:) or, of his jaws: (so in the TA and in my other copy of the S; i. e. لَحْيَيْهِ instead of لِحْيَتِهِ :) sing. مُسَالٌ : and pl. مُسَالَاتٌ . (S, O.) And also The two sides of the man [himself]; syn. عِطْفَاهُ . (S, O.)

Nounمَسِيلٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a water-course, a channel in which a torrent flowsgenerated

A place, or channel, in which a torrent flows.

Or مَسِيلُ مَآءٍ and مَسَلُ مَآءٍ, the latter irregular — so much so that a parallel to it is scarcely, or not at all, known: a water-course, a place or channel in which water flows or runs.

Plural of paucity, of the former, أَمْسِلَةٌ; plurals of multitude مَسَايِلُ, مُسُلٌ, and مُسْلَانٌ.

The second plural is regular, without ء, though written in the CK with ء; the rest are irregular, the singular being likened to رِغِيفٌ, which has for its plurals أَرْغِفَةٌ, رُغُفٌ, and رُغْفَانٌ.

1.1

It is also a maṣdar.

1.2

Also rain causing much flowing, as opposed to مَزْرَغٌ.

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A place [or channel] in which a torrent flows: (Msb:) or مَسِيلُ مَآءٍ and مَسَلُ مَآءٍ , (S, K,) the latter anomalous, so much so that a parallel to it is scarcely, or in no wise, known, (MF,) a water-course; i. e. a place [or channel] in which water flows, or runs: pl. [of pauc., of the former,] أَمْسِلَةٌ , (S, K,) and [of mult.] مَسَايِلُ and مُسُلٌ ; and مُسْلَانٌ ; (S, Msb, K, TA;) the second pl. regular, without ء , (TA, [though written in the CK with ء ,]) and the rest irregular, (S, * TA,) the sing. being likened to رِغِيفٌ , (S, Msb, TA,) which has for its pl. أَرْغِفَةٌ and رُغُفٌ (S, TA) and رُغْفَانٌ . (S, Msb, TA.) It is also an inf. n. (TA. [See 1, first sentence.]) Also Rain causing much flowing; opposed to مَزْرَغٌ [q. v.]. (Ham p. 632.) [See also what follows.]

Nounمُسِيلٌ1 sense

Core sense — rain that makes the valleys and water-courses flowgenerated

Rain that causes the valleys and water-courses to flow, as opposed to مُرْزِغٌ; mentioned in art. رزغ and in the Ḥamāsah p. 632.

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Rain that causes the valleys and water-courses ( تِلَاع ) to flow; opposed to مُرْزِغٌ [q. v.]. (S in art. رزغ , and Ham p. 632.) [See also what next precedes.]