Core sense — a carpenter's auger; an iron implement for uprooting palm-shoots; a thick staffgenerated
1the auger, wimble, or gimlet of the carpenter—بَيْرَم
1.1the iron implement with which young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, are pulled up or off—مِجْثَاث
An iron implement with which young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, and the branches, or shoots, of grape-vines, are cut, or lopped.
As explained in the article جث and in the Ham p. 102.
In one copy of the S, المِحتاتُ is put by mistake for المِجْثَاثُ; and in another copy of the S, in some copies of the K, and in the O, المُجْتَابُ.
Plural, or rather collective generic noun, عَتَلٌ.
1.2
An iron thing resembling the head of a hoe, or the like, such as is called فَأْس, broad, and having in its lower part a piece of wood; used for digging earth and walls; not curved like the فأس, but even with the piece of wood.
Or — the CK has “and” here — a large, or thick, rod of iron with a wide head, like the قَبِيعَة, or pommel, of a sword, used by the builder, with which a wall is demolished.
1.3
A thick staff of wood. [Now commonly applied to a shoulder-pole with which two men carry burdens.]
1.4Persian bows—عَتَلٌ
One of them is called عَتَلَةٌ; or they are strong bows.
2a large clod of clay, or cohesive earth, plucked from the ground when it is ploughed, or turned over—عَتَلَةٌ
3
A she-camel that does not conceive, and is therefore always strong.
4
[It is also a plural of عَاتِلٌ, which see, under عَتِيلٌ.]
Show Lane's original text
The بَيْرَم [i. e. auger, wimble, or gimlet,] of the carpenter. (S, O, K.) And The مِجْثَاث [or iron implement with which young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, are pulled up or off, as expl. in art. جث , and in the Ham p. 102]: (S, K: [in one copy of the S, المِحتاتُ is erroneously put for المِجْثَاثُ ; and in another of the S, and in some copies of the K, and in the O, المُجْتَابُ :]) pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] عَتَلٌ . (TA.) An iron implement with which young palm-trees, or shoots of palm-trees, and the branches, or shoots, of grape-vines, are cut, or lopped. (TA.) And An iron thing resembling the head of a [hoe, or the like, such as is called] فَأْس , (K, TA,) broad, and having in its lower part a piece of wood; with which earth and walls are dug, or excavated; not curved like the فأس , but even with the piece of wood: (TA:) or [in the CK “ and ”] a large, or thick, rod of iron, having a wide head, (K, TA,) like the قَبِيعَة [or pommel] of the sword, used by the builder, (TA,) with which the wall is demolished. (K, TA.) And A thick staff (S, O, K TA) of wood. (TA.) [Now commonly applied to A shoulder-pole by means of which burdens are carried by two men.] And عَتَلٌ signifies Persian bows; one of which is termed عَتَلَةٌ : (S, O, K:) or strong bows. (KL.) Also, i. e. عَتَلَةٌ , A large clod of clay, or cohesive earth, that is plucked from the ground (ISh, O, K) when it is ploughed, or turned over. (ISh, O.) And A she-camel that does not conceive, (S, O, K,) and is therefore always strong. (S, O.) [It is also a pl. of عَاتِلٌ , q. v., voce عَتِيلٌ .]