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Form 1عَالَ7 senses · 3 main
maṣdarعَيْلَةٌ عَيْلٌmuḍāriʿيَعِيلُ يَعُولُ

Core sense — he became poor, and in want; he inclined from side to side in his gaitgenerated

1.1he was, or became, poor, and in want—اعال

[afterwards said in the K to be the noun from this verb], and عُيُولٌ, عِيُولٌ, عَيْلٌ, مَعِيلٌ, and عال, this last with, as Ks says in art. عول.

One says also لَا يَعِيلُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى القَصْدِ, and لَا يَقُولُ, explained in art. عول (Yoo).

So in the saying مَا لَهُ مَالَ وَعَالَ, a form of imprecation; another explanation of it is given in art. عول.

[One following the right course] has not become poor [nor will he become poor]—مَا عَالَ مُقْتَصِدٌ وَلَا يَعِيلُ

Said in a tradition.

1.1.1

See also form 4.

1.2it (a thing) was, or became, wanted by me, and unattainable to me—عَالَنِى

Muḍāriʿ as above; maṣdar عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ. Mentioned by El-Ahmar.

1.2.1he knew not where to seek the stray beast—عال الضَّالَّةَ

Muḍāriʿ as above; maṣdar عَيْلٌ and عَيَلَانٌ.

1.3he inclined from side to side in his gait—عال

Also عال فِى مَشْيِهِ; muḍāriʿ as above.

Said of a horse and of a man; when said of a man, he was proud, haughty, or self-conceited in doing so. In a horse it is praised, as a sign of his generousness.

تعيّل means the same, said of a man.

1.3.1he (a man) went, or went away, and round about, in the land—عال فِى الأَرْضِ

Muḍāriʿ as above; maṣdar عَيْلٌ, عُيُول, and عُيُولٌ, thus with damm and fet-h, but in the M عُيُولٌ and عِيُولٌ, with damm and kesr, of which kind there are many instances, one of them in the first sentence above.

Or he journeyed in the land seeking sustenance, or for the purpose of trade; the same as ضَرَبَ فِيهَا: so says IAmb.

1.3.2

عال المِيزَانُ, maṣdar عَيْلٌ and عَوْلٌ: see art. عول.

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, aor. يَعِيلُ , inf. n. عَيْلَةٌ (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K) [afterwards said in the K to be the subst. from this verb] and عُيُولٌ (S, O, K) and عِيُولٌ (TA) and عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ ; (K;) and عال , aor. يَعُولُ ; (Ks, TA in art. عول ;) and اعال ; (K in that art.;) He was, or became, poor, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) and in want. (S, O.) So in the saying مَا لَهُ مَالَ وَعَالَ , [of which see another explanation in art. عول ,] a form of imprecation. (TA.) It is said in a trad., مَا عَالَ مُقْتَصِدٌ وَلَا يَعِيلُ i. e. [One following the right course] has not become poor [nor will he become poor]. (TA.) And one says, لَا يَعِيلُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى القَصْدِ [and لَا يَقُولُ , expl. in art. عول ], (Yoo, TA.) See also 4. عَالَنِى , (S, O, K,) aor. as above, (S, O,) inf. n. عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ , It (a thing) was, or became, wanted by me, and unattainable to me: (S, O, K:) mentioned by El-Ahmar. (S, O.) And عال الضَّالَّةَ , (S, O, K,) aor. as above, inf. n. عَيْلٌ and عَيَلَانٌ , (S, O,) He knew not where to seek the stray beast. (S, O, K.) عال , (S, O,) or عال فِى مَشْيِهِ , (K,) aor. as above, inf. n. عَيْلٌ , (S, O,) said of a horse, (S, O, TA,) and of a man, (S, TA,) He inclined from side to side in his gait, (S, O, K,) and (when said of a man, S) was proud, haughty, or self-conceited, therein: (S, K:) the doing so in a horse is commended, as indicative of his generousness: (TA:) and تعيّل signifies the same, (O, K,) said of a man. (O.) And عال فِى الأَرْضِ , (O, K,) aor. as above, (O,) inf. n. عَيْلٌ and عُيُول and عُيُولٌ , thus in the K, i. e. with damm and fet-h, but in the M [ عُيُولٌ and عِيُولٌ , i. e.] with damm and kesr, [of the like whereof there are many instances, one of them in the first sentence above,] (TA,) He (a man, O) went, or went away, (O, K,) and round about, (K, TA, but not in the CK) in the land; (O, K;) or journeyed therein seeking sustenance, or for the purpose of traffic; syn. ضَرَبَ فِيهَا : so says IAmb. (O.) عال المِيزَانُ , aor. يَعِيلُ and يَعُولُ , inf. n. عَيْلٌ and عَوْلٌ : see art. عول .
Form 2عيّل4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he neglected his family, or householdgenerated

2.1

As an intransitive verb: see form 4; and see also form 1 in art. عول, fourth sentence.

2.2he neglected his family, or household—عيّل عيَالَهُ

Also given in art. عول.

Or تَعْيِيلٌ means the feeding badly.

See also form 2 in art. عول, second sentence.

2.2.1

And see form 1 in that article, first sentence.

2.2.2he (a man) left his horse by itself, to pasture where it would, without a herdsman, in the desert—عيّل فَرَسَهُ
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as intrans.: see 4; and see also 1 in art. عول , fourth sentence. عيّل عيَالَهُ He neglected his family, or household: (TA, and K in art. عول :) or تَعْيِيلٌ signifies the feeding badly. (S, O.) See also 2 in art. عول , second sentence. And see 1 in that art., first sentence. عيّل فَرَسَهُ He (a man) left his horse alone, or by himself, to pasture where he would, without a pastor, in the desert. (S, O.)
Form 4اعال4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he had a family, or household; he sought after preygenerated

4.1he had a numerous family or household—أَعْيَلَ

Of the verb itself: he (a man) had a family, or household, according to Akh; or he had a numerous family or household. عال and عيّل are used in the same way.

See also form 1 in art. عول, fourth sentence.

4.1.1

And see the first sentence of the present article.

4.1.2

Also, said of a wolf, of a lion, and of a leopard: he sought, or sought after, a thing, or prey.

4.1.3

See also form 4 in art. عول, last sentence.

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He (a man) had a family, or household; so accord. to Akh: or he had a numerous family or household; (S, O, TA;) as also أَعْيَلَ , and عال , and عيّل . (TA.) [See also 1 in art. عول , fourth sentence.] And see the first sentence of the present art. Also, said of a wolf, (O, K,) and of a lion, and of a leopard, (K,) He sought, or sought after, (O, K,) a thing, (O,) or prey. (K.) See also 4 in art. عول , last sentence.
Form 5تَعَيَّلَ1 sense

Core sense — he inclined from side to side in his gait, proudlygenerated

5.1

See form 1, latter half.

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see 1, latter half.

Derived nouns 16

Nounعِيلٌ2 senses

Core sense — poor, and in wantgenerated

1

See عَيْلَةٌ.

2

And see also عَائِلٌ.

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: see عَيْلَةٌ : and see also عَائِلٌ .
Nounعَيَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — the telling of one's story to someone who does not want to hear itgenerated

1of what is said, some is the telling of one's story, and so on—إِنَّ مِنَ القَوْلِ عَيَلًا

The putting forward of one's narration and talk to one who does not desire it and whom it does not concern; and apparently عِيَالٌ means the same.

This is said to be the meaning in the saying of the Prophet; some relate it as عِيَالًا, and both readings seem to have this sense. So says Saasa'ah.

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The propounding of one's narration, and talk, to him who does not desire it and whom it does not concern; (O, K;) [and so, app., عِيَالٌ ; for it is said that] this is what is meant in the saying of the Prophet, إِنَّ مِنَ القَوْلِ عَيَلًا , or, as some relate it, عِيَالًا : [whence it seems that both readings mean Verily of what is said is the propounding of one's narration, &c.:] so says Saasa'ah. (O.)
Nounعَالَةٌ3 senses

Core sense — poor people, those in wantgenerated

1

See the next paragraph.

2

And see عَائِلٌ, of which this is a plural.

3

See also art. عول.

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: see the next paragraph. [ And see عَائِلٌ , of which it is a pl.] See also art. عول .
Nounعَيْلَةٌ3 senses

Core sense — poverty, and wantgenerated

1

Poverty, and want; so in the Qur 9:28. It is mentioned above as a maṣdar, and is also said to be a noun.

عَالَةٌ and عَائِلَةٌ have the same meaning, and the latter is found in one reading of the Qur 9:28.

According to IAar, عِيلٌ, with kesr, means the same as عَيْلَةٌ.

Qur’ān 9:28 approximate — somewhere between 9:19 and 9:32 Lane cites “Kur ix. 28”
Qur’ān 9:28 approximate — somewhere between 9:19 and 9:32 Lane cites “Kur ix. 28”
Qur’ān 9:28 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ نَجَسٌ فَلَا يَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ ٱلْحَرَامَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِمْ هَـٰذَا ۚ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةً فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِن شَآءَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty, for Allah is All-knowing, All-wise.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

2

It is also a plural — or rather an ism jamʿ — of عَائِلٌ.

3long has my feeding, nourishing, or sustaining of you continued—طَالَ عَيْلَتِى إِيَّاكَ

This apparently belongs to art. عول; see the first sentence in that article.

Qur’ānic occurrences عَيْلَة
9:28
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ نَجَسٌ فَلَا يَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلْمَسْجِدَ ٱلْحَرَامَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِمْ هَـٰذَا ۚ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةً فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِن شَآءَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty, for Allah is All-knowing, All-wise.

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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[mentioned above as an inf. n., and also said in the K to be a subst.,] Poverty, (S, O, K,) and want; thus in the Kur ix. 28; as also عَالَةٌ ; (S, O;) and عَائِلَةٌ , and thus accord. to one reading in the Kur ix. 28; and accord. to IAar, عِيلٌ , with kesr, is syn. with عَيْلَةٌ . (TA.) It is also a pl. [or rather a quasi-pl. n.] of عَائِلٌ q. v. (S, TA.) طَالَ عَيْلَتِى إِيَّاكَ means Long has continued my feeding, nourishing, or sustaining, thee. (O, K. [But this app. belongs to art. عول : see the first sentence in that art.])
Nounعَيْلَى2 senses

Core sense — a woman who weeps, or wails, for the deadgenerated

1

A woman that weeps [or wails] for the dead, according to AA.

This also apparently belongs to art. عول.

2

Also a plural of عَائِلٌ.

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A woman that weeps [or wails] for the dead. (AA, O. [But this also app. belongs to art. عول .]) Also a pl. of عَائِلٌ [q. v.]. (S, O, K.)
Nounعيْلَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — the male hyenagenerated

1

The male hyena.

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The male hyena. (S, O, K.)
Nounعِيَالٌ2 senses

Core sense — a man's family, or household, those he supportsgenerated

1

A plural of which the singular is عَيِّلٌ, and whose own plural is عَيَائِلُ, this last being a plural of a plural: see art. عول.

2

See also عَيَلٌ above.

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a pl. of which the sing is عَيِّلٌ and of which the pl. is عَيَائِلُ , this last being a pl. pl.: see art. عول . See also عَيَلٌ , above.
Nounعِيَالَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the fodder of a hackneygenerated

1

The fodder, or provender, of a بِرْذَوْن [or hackney]; and مَعَالَةٌ means the same.

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The fodder, or provender, of a بِرْذَوْن [or hackney]; as also مَعَالَةٌ . (Fr, O, K.)
Nounعَيَّالٌ1 sense

Core sense — inclining from side to side in gait, and proud in doing sogenerated

1

Inclining from side to side in gait, and proud, haughty, or self-conceited in doing so; and so is عَائِلٌ, of which عَيْلَةٌ is a plural — or rather an ism jamʿ. The former is applied to a horse and to a lion; and with ة it is applied to a woman.

On the saying of Hokeym Ibn-Mo'eiyeh Er-Raba'ee, cited by Sb:

shāhid
فِيهَا عَيَايِيلُ أُسُودٍ وَنُمُرْ

Ibn-Es-Seeráfee says it is as though he said فيها مُتَبَخْتِرَاتُ, and so on [i. e. In it are such as walk with a proud gait and an inclining from side to side, of lions and of leopards].

He makes عياييل to be a plural of عَيَّالٌ, not of عَيِّلٌ; and of the latter, in the sense of seeking [prey, like مُعِيلٌ], it is also said to be an irregular plural.

But Aboo-Mohammad Ibn-El-Aarábee says that Ibn-Es-Seeráfee has miswritten عياييل, and that it is correctly غَيَايِيلُ, with the pointed غ, an irregular plural of غِيلٌ [meaning “a thicket,” and so on; so that the sense is, in it are thickets, the lurking-places of lions and of leopards].

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That inclines from side to side in gait, and is proud, haughty, or self-conceited, therein: (S, O, TA;) as also عَائِلٌ , of which عَيْلَةٌ is a pl. [or rather a quasi-pl. n.]: (IAar, TA:) the former applied to a horse, (S, TA,) and to a lion: (S, O, TA:) and so with ة applied to a woman. (K, TA.) Respecting the saying of Hokeym Ibn-Mo'eiyeh Er-Raba'ee, cited by Sb, 1 Ibn-Es-Seeráfee says, it is as though he said فيها مُتَبَخْتِرَاتُ &c. [i. e. In it are such as walk with a proud gait and an inclining from side to side, of lions and of leopards]; making عياييل to be pl. of عَيَّالٌ ; not of عَيِّلٌ ; (O, TA; *) of which latter, as signifying seeking [prey, like مُعِيلٌ ], it is also [said to be] an anomalous pl.: (TA:) but Aboo-Mohammad Ibn-El-Aarábee says that Ibn-Es-Seeráfee has miswritten عياييل , and that it is correctly غَيَايِيلُ , with the pointed غ , an anomalous pl. of غِيلٌ [signifying “ a thicket, ” &c.; so that the meaning is, in it are thickets the lurking-places of lions and of leopards]. (O, TA.) فِيهَا عَيَايِيلُ أُسُودٍ وَنُمُرْ
Nounعَائِلٌ2 senses

Core sense — poor, and needy, or in wantgenerated

1

Poor, and needy, or in want; it occurs in the Qur 93:8. عَيِّلٌ and مُعِيلٌ mean the same (Ibn-El-Kelbee).

The plural of the first is عَالَةٌ, [originally] of the measure فَعَلَةٌ, like كَفَرَةٌ, plural of كَافِرٌ; also عُيَّلٌ and عَيْلَى, and the ism jamʿ forms عَيْلَةٌ and عِيلٌ.

Lane cites “Kur xciii. 8” — Flügel numbering, not yet mapped
2

See also عَيَّالٌ.

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Poor, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) and needy, or in want; (S, O;) occurring in the Kur xciii. 8; (TA;) as also عَيِّلٌ , (TA,) and مُعِيلٌ : (Ibn-El-Kelbee, TA:) pl. of the first عَالَةٌ , (Mgh, O, Msb, K,) [originally] of the measure فَعَلَةٌ , like كَفَرَةٌ pl. of كَافِرٌ , (Msb,) and عُيَّلٌ (K) and عَيْلَى (S, O, K) and [quasi-pl. ns.] عَيْلَةٌ (S, TA) and عِيلٌ . (IAar, TA.) See also عَيَّالٌ .
Nounعَائِلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — poor, and in want, said of a womangenerated

1

See عَيْلَةٌ.

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: see عَيْلَةٌ .
Nounعَيِّلٌ3 senses

Core sense — one of a man's household, a dependentgenerated

1

Originally of the measure فَيْعِلٌ: see عِيَالٌ, in two places, in art. عول.

2

See also عَائِلٌ.

3

And see مُعِيلٌ and عَيَّالٌ.

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, originally of the measure فَيْعِلٌ : (ISd, TA in art. عول :) see عِيَالٌ , in two places, in art. عول . See also عَائِلٌ . And see مُعِيلٌ : and عَيَّالٌ .
Nounمُعِيلٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one having a family, or household; seeking after preygenerated

1

See عَائِلٌ.

1.1

Also a man having a family, or household; and so مُعَيَّلٌ, or having a numerous family or household. In the same way, with ة, it is applied to a woman.

See also art. عول.

1.2

Also, applied to a wolf, a lion, and a leopard: seeking, or seeking after, prey; and so عَيِّلٌ.

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: see عَائِلٌ . Also A man having a family, or household; and so مُعَيَّلٌ : (TA:) or having a numerous family or household; and in like manner, with ة , applied to a woman. (S, O, TA.) [See also art. عول .] Also, applied to a wolf, a lion, and a leopard, Seeking, or seeking after, prey; (K, TA;) and so عَيِّلٌ . (TA.)
Nounمُعَيَّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — having a family, or householdgenerated

1

See مُعِيلٌ in this article, and also in art. عول.

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: see مُعِيلٌ in this art., and also in art. عول .
Nounمُعَيِّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — one having a family, or household, to supportgenerated

1

See art. عول.

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: see art. عول .
Nounمَعَالَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the fodder of a hackneygenerated

1

See عِيَالَةٌ.

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: see عِيَالَةٌ .