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Form 1غَالَهُ5 senses · 1 main

maṣdarغَوْلٌ غِيَالَةٌmuḍāriʿيَغُولُهُ

Core sense — he destroyed him; it took him away unawares; the wine took away his reasongenerated

1.1he, or it, destroyed him—اغتالهُ

. According to the TA the verb is said of a thing.

it (a thing) took him, seized him, or took him away unawares, or from an unknown quarter—اغتالهُ

See also an example of it under خَرُوجٌ. The meaning given above is that of IAar.

the thing took away Zeyd—غال الشَّىْءُ زَيْدًا

a [cause of] destruction destroyed him—غَالَتْهُ غُولٌ

that land caused them to perish in it—غَالَتْهُمْ تِلْكَ الأَرْضُ

the land caused such a one to perish—تَغَوَّلَتِ الأَرْضُ بِفُلَانٍ

Or: destroyed him so that it was not known where he had gone; it is said of one who has fallen into destruction and it is not known where he has gone. It also means that death, or the decree of death, destroyed him, or took him away.

Said when people have perished in a land.

And: it made him follow a course that led him astray.

it casts away the travellers, makes them fall, and removes them far away—تَغُولُ السَّابِلَةَ

Said of a land.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe wine he had drunk deprived such a one of his reason—غَالَتِ الخَمْرُ فُلَانًا

A poet cited by AO says: [And the cup of wine did not deprive us of our reason]

shāhid

وَمَا زَالَتِ الكَأْسُ تَغْتَالُنَا

Or: deprived him of the soundness of his body; or corrupted him — for غَالَهُ, means أَفْسَدَهُ, as well as أَهْلَكَهُ.

Lane cites “Bd in xxxvii. 46” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

1.1.2she exceeds the measure of her clothes, so that they are too short for her—تَغُولُ الثِّيَابَ فَتَقْصُرُ عَنْهَا

Said of a tall woman; such a woman is said to be ذَاتُ غَوْلٍ.

1.1.3what withheld, or debarred, you from us?—مَا غَالَكَ عَنَّا

1.1.4I stole it—غُلْتُهُ

Maṣdar غِيَالَةٌ, غِيَالٌ and غُؤُولٌ.

Mentioned in the O and TA under غيل, though it belongs to غول.

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, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) aor. يَغُولُهُ , (Msb, TA,) inf. n. غَوْلٌ , (Mgh, Msb, TA,) He, or it, [accord. to the TA said of a thing,] destroyed him; (Lth, Mgh, Msb, K;) as also اغتالهُ : (K:) and (K) it (a thing, S, O) took him, seized him, or took him away, unexpectedly, at unawares, or from an unknown quarter; (S, O, K;) and so اغتالهُ : (S: [see also an ex. of this latter voce خَرُوجٌ :]) and accord. to IAar, غال الشَّىْءُ زَيْدًا signifies The thing took away Zeyd. (TA.) One says, غَالَتْهُ غُولٌ A [cause of] destruction destroyed him: (K, TA:) or [destroyed him so that it was not known whither he had gone away; for] it is said of one who has fallen into destruction (S, TA) and it is not known whither he has gone away: (TA:) and it also signifies Death or the decree of death [destroyed him, or took him away]. (TA.) One says also when persons have perished in a land, غَالَتْهُمْ تِلْكَ الأَرْضُ [That land caused them, or has caused them, to perish in it]: and تَغَوَّلَتِ الأَرْضُ بِفُلَانٍ means The land caused such a one to perish; and to pursue a course that led him astray. (TA.) And one says of a land ( أَرْض ), تَغُولُ السَّابِلَةَ , meaning It casts away the travellers, or wayfarers; causes them to fall, or drop down; and removes them far away. (TA.) غَالَتِ الخَمْرُ فُلَانًا means The wine that he had drunk deprived such a one of his reason: or, of the soundness of his body: (AHeyth, TA:) [or corrupted, or vitiated, him; for] غَالَهُ , aor. يَغُولُهُ , signifies أَفْسَدَهُ ; (Ksh and Bd in xxxvii. 46;) as well as أَهْلَكَهُ : (Ksh, ibid:) and a poet, cited by AO, says, 1 [And the cup of wine caused not to deprive us of our reason]. (S, O.) وَمَا زَالَتِ الكَأْسُ تَغْتَالُنَا تَغُولُ الثِّيَابَ فَتَقْصُرُ عَنْهَا is said of a tall woman [app. as meaning She exceeds the measure of the clothes, so that they are too short for her]: such a woman is said to be ذَاتُ غَوْلٍ . (TA.) And one says, مَا غَالَكَ عَنَّا i. e. What withheld, or debarred, or has withheld or debarred, thee from us? (O.) And غُلْتُهُ , inf. n. غِيَالَةٌ and غِيَالٌ and غُؤُولٌ , signifies I stole it. (O and TA in art. غيل [though belonging to art. غول ].)

Form 2فَلَاةٌ تُغَوِّلُ1 sense

maṣdarتَغْوِيلٌ

Core sense — a desert whose roads are unclear, making travellers go astraygenerated

2.1

. [A desert, or waterless desert,] whose roads or ways are not apparent, so that it makes the people who cross it go astray.

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, inf. n. تَغْوِيلٌ , [A desert, or water-less desert,] of which the roads, or ways, are unapparent, so that it causes the people thereof [who traverse it] to go astray. (TA.)

Form 3مُغَاوَلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — hastening, or striving to be first, in doing or obtaining a thinggenerated

3.1I was hastening to accomplish a need that I had—كُنْتُ أُغَاوِلُ حَاجَةً لِى

Synonymous with مُبَادَرَةٌ [the hastening, making haste, or striving to be first or beforehand, in doing or obtaining a thing], or in journeying and the like.

I used to strive to be beforehand with them in making a sudden attack, and in doing mischief—كُنْتُ أُغَاوِلُهُمْ فِى الجَاهِلِيَّةِ

Jereer, or El-Akhtal, mentioning a man on whom horsemen had made a sudden attack: [I saw those that were spreading themselves of the small parties of horsemen, as though they were birds hastening to nests in (the mountain of) Shemám]

shāhid

عَايَنْتُ مُشْعِلَةَ الرِعَالِ كَأَنَّهَاطَيْرٌ تُغَاوِلُ فِى شَمَامٍ وُكُورَا

Related in a tradition of 'Ammár, who was brief in prayer.

From a tradition of Keys Ibn-'Ásim; that is, أُبَادِرُهُمْ, in the Time of Ignorance.

Others relate it with ر, that is, كُنْتُ أُغَاوِرُهُمْ, I used to make sudden attacks or incursions upon them.

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is syn. with مُبَادَرَةٌ [The hastening, making haste, or striving to be first or beforehand, in doing or attaining or obtaining a thing], (S, O, K, TA,) [or] in journeying, &c. (TA.) Jereer says, (S, O,) or El-Akhtal, (so in the TA,) mentioning a man upon whom horsemen had made a sudden attack, (S, TA,) 1 [I saw those that were spreading themselves of the small parties of horsemen, as though they were birds hastening to nests in (the mountain of) Shemám]. (S, O, TA.) And it is related in a trad. of 'Ammár, that he was brief in prayer, and said, كُنْتُ أُغَاوِلُ حَاجَةً لِى [I was hastening to accomplish a want that I had]. (TA.) And in a trad. of Keys Ibn-'Ásim, [it is related that he said,] كُنْتُ أُغَاوِلُهُمْ فِى الجَاهِلِيَّةِ i. e. I used to strive to be beforehand with them ( أُبَادِرُهُمْ ) in making a sudden attack or incursion, and in doing mischief, [in the Time of Ignorance:] or, as some relate it, it is with ر [i. e. كُنْتُ أُغَاوِرُهُمْ I used to make sudden attacks or incursions upon them]. (TA.) عَايَنْتُ مُشْعِلَةَ الرِعَالِ كَأَنَّهَا | طَيْرٌ تُغَاوِلُ فِى شَمَامٍ وُكُورَا

Form 5تَغَوُّلٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — varying in state or condition, or in form and appearancegenerated

5.1figurative · مجازthe woman varied in her state or condition, or in her form or appearance—تغوّلت المَرْأَةُ

Synonymous with تَلَوُّنٌ [which primarily means the becoming altered in colour; but here, the varying in state or condition, or in form or appearance; or, on Esh-Shereeshee's explanation of its verb, the becoming altered in state or condition, and the becoming of various sorts or species].

That is, تلوّنت.

In the same way تغوّلت is said of the غُول. And: the woman made herself like the غُول.

the doubtful and changing state of the desert, or waterless desert—تَغَوُّلُ الفَلَاةِ

the affair became altered so as to be unknown, and became doubtful or confused—تغوّل الأَمْرُ

For تَنَاكَرَ in my original I read تَنَكَّرَ.

5.1.1

For تغوّلت الأَرْضُ بِفُلَانٍ, see form 1, earlier part.

5.1.2said of those who have been made to lose the right way—تَغَوَّلَتْهُمُ الغُولُ

[By the غُول; that is, it means the غول made them lose their way.]

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is syn. with تَلَوُّنٌ [which primarily signifies The becoming altered in colour; but here, the varying in state or condition, or in form or appearance; or, agreeably with explanations of its verb by Esh-Shereeshee, (cited in Har p. 480,) the becoming altered in state or condition; and the becoming of various sorts or species]. (S, O, K.) One says, تغوّلت المَرْأَةُ , meaning تلوّنت [The woman varied in state or condition, or in form or appearance, &c.]: (S, O, TA:) and in like manner تغوّلت is said of the غُول [q. v.]. (TA.) And The woman made herself to be like the غُول . (TA.) And تَغَوُّلُ الفَلَاةِ means The dubious, and varying, state or condition, of the desert, or waterless desert. (TA.) And one says also, تغوّل الأَمْرُ The affair, or case, became altered so as to be unknown; [for تَنَاكَرَ , in my original, I read تَنَكَّرَ ;] and became dubious, or confused. (TA.) And تغوّلت الأَرْضُ بِفُلَانٍ : see 1, former half. And تَغَوَّلَتْهُمُ الغُولُ is said of them who have been made to deviate from, miss, or lose, the right way [by the غُول ; i. e. it means The غول made them to deviate &c.]. (TA.)

Form 6تَغَاوَلُوا1 sense

Core sense — they vied with one another in hastening, striving to be firstgenerated

6.1they hastened together, vying with one another to be first or beforehand—تَبَادَرُوا

Compare form 3. Freytag explains it as “sese invicem studuerunt capere.”

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i. q. تَبَادَرُوا i. e. They hastened together; vied, or strove, one with another, in hastening; made haste to be, or get, before one another; strove, one with another, to be first, or beforehand, (comp. 3:) expl. by Freytag as meaning “ sese invicem studuerunt capere. ”]

Form 8اغتالهُ7 senses · 3 main

Core sense — he killed him secretly; it destroyed him, or took him away unawaresgenerated

8.1

See form 1, first sentence, in two places.

8.1.1he killed him secretly, or when he was off his guard—قَتَلَهُ غِيلَةً

8.1.2

Derived nouns 11

Nounغَوْلٌ11 senses · 3 main

Core sense — the far extent of a desert or land; headache or loss of reason; unfaithfulnessgenerated

1how far is the extent of this land!—مَا أَبْعَدَ غَوْلَ هٰذِهِ الأَرْضِ

[it is indeed far in extent]—إِنَّهَا لَبَعِيدَةُ الغَوْلِ

a land far extending, though to the eye of little extent—أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ غَوْلٍ

The far extent of a desert, or waterless desert, because it destroys the one who travels through it; or of a land, because it casts away the travellers, makes them fall, and removes them far away. According to Lh, it is said of a land when one journeys in it without stopping.

غَيِّلٌ, applied to land, is said to have the same meaning; mentioned in art. غيل.

the extremities of the land—أَغْوَالُ الأَرْضِ

[In this, اغوال is apparently the plural of غَوْلٌ.]

1.1a tall woman—اِمْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ غَوْلٍ

See form 1 above. [And see also غَيِّلَةٌ under غَيِّلٌ in art. غيل.]

1.2

[ناقة غول النجآء is a phrase mentioned in the TA with no indication of its meaning: perhaps it is نَاقَةُ غَوْلِ النَّجَآءِ, meaning a she-camel of an exceeding degree of swiftness.]

2the evil result of headache—لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ

Or it there means simply headache; or intoxication, as some explain it in that instance; or, as AO explains it, the loss of the intellectual faculties.

In the Qur'an 37:46, referring to the wine of Paradise; so explained because it is said in another place, 56:19, لَا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا.

2.1

See also غُولٌ, later part.

2.2

Also distress, trouble, or harm: so some explain it as used in the Qur'anic passage just cited.

2.3

And unfaithfulness, or acting unfaithfully.

2.4he did a cunning, bad action—أَتَى غَوْلًا غَائِلَةً

3apparently, a large quantity of sand—غَوْلًا مِنَ الرَّمْلِ

It occurs in a verse of Lebeed.

Also much earth; hence the following phrase.

3.1a collection of these trees, with which nothing else is mixed—طَلْح

3.2

And a low, or depressed, part of the earth, or of land.

Qur’ānic occurrences غَوْل

37:47

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ

Free from headiness; nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom.

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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Far extent of a desert, or waterless desert; (S, O, TA;) because it destroys him who passes along in it: (S, TA:) or of a land; because it casts away the travellers, or wayfarers, causes them to fall, or drop down, and removes them far away: and accord. to Lh, it is said of a land when one journeys in it without stopping. (TA.) One says, مَا أَبْعَدَ غَوْلَ هٰذِهِ الأَرْضِ How far is the extent of this land! and إِنَّهَا لَبَعِيدَةُ الغَوْلِ [Verily it is far in extent]. (ISh, TA.) And أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ غَوْلٍ A land far extending, though in the view of the eye of little extent: (IKh, TA:) and غَيِّلٌ applied to land is said to have the same meaning. (TA in art. غيل .) And أَغْوَالُ الأَرْضِ [in which اغوال is app. pl. of غَوْلٌ ] signifies The extremities of the land. (TA.) اِمْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ غَوْلٍ A tall woman. (TA.) See 1, last sentence but two. [And see also غَيِّلَةٌ , voce غَيِّلٌ , in art. غيل .] [ ناقة غول النجآء is a phrase mentioned without any indication of the meaning in the TA: perhaps نَاقَةُ غَوْلِ النَّجَآءِ , and signifying A she-camel of an exceeding degree of swiftness.] In the saying in the Kur [xxxvii. 46], لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ , [referring to the wine of Paradise,] it means The evil result of headache; because it is said in another place, [lvi. 19,] لَا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا : (S, O, TA:) or it [there] means [simply] headache: or intoxication: (K, TA:) thus some expl. it as used in that instance: (TA:) or, as expl. by AO, it there means privation of the intellectual faculties. (S, O, TA.) See also غُولٌ , latter half. Also Distress, trouble, or molestation: (K, TA:) thus expl. by some as used in the Kur ubi suprà. (TA.) And Unfaithfulness; or unfaithful acting. (TA.) أَتَى غَوْلًا غَائِلَةً means He did a cunning, bad, action. (K.) Also Much earth. (S, O, K.) Hence the phrase غَوْلًا مِنَ الرَّمْلِ , [app. meaning A large quantity of sand,] in a verse of Lebeed. (S, O.) And A collection of [the trees called] طَلْح , (K, TA,) with which nothing participates. (TA.) And A low, or depressed, part of the earth, or of land. (K.)

Nounغُولٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a ghoul, a demon of the desert; destruction, or death; a calamity; a serpentgenerated

1anger [is that which] destroys, and does away with, forbearance or clemency—الغَضَبُ غُولُ الحِلْمِ

A kind of goblin, demon, devil, or jinnee which, the Arabs assert, appears to men in the desert, taking various forms, making them wander from the way, and destroying them.

The Prophet denied this, saying لَا غُولَ; though according to some he did not mean to deny the existence of the غول, but only the Arabs' assertion that it takes various forms and can make anyone go astray.

Same as سِعْلَاةٌ; or a sort of سِعْلَاة; or a male jinnee, the female being called سِعْلَاة (Abu-l-Wefee El-Aarábee). Plural of paucity أَغْوَالٌ, and of multitude غِيلَانٌ and غِوَلَةٌ.

It also means an enchantress of the jinn; and, according to En-Nadr, a demon, or devil, that eats men; or any jinnee, devil, or beast of prey that destroys a man; or a certain beast, terrible in appearance, having tusks, or fangs, seen by the Arabs and known to them, and killed by Taäbbata Sharrà.

Also one that varies in form or appearance, among the enchanters and the jinn; a tradition says that when it does so one should hastily utter the call to prayer, to prevent its mischief by the mention of God.

Or anything by reason of which the reason departs; also غَوْلٌ. And anything that takes a man unexpectedly and destroys him.

1.1

Also destruction, or a cause of destruction; and death, or the decree of death. See form 1, second sentence.

1.2a calamity, or misfortune—غَائِلَةٌ

The headword has this meaning too; the plural of this word in this sense is غَوَائِلُ, as mentioned by Ks.

1.3

And a serpent; plural أَغْوَالٌ.

According to Az, the Arabs call serpents أَغْوَال, and this is said to be the meaning of the word in the verse of Imra-el-Keys: [To slay me, while the Meshrefee sword was my bedfellow, and so were sharpened, polished arrowheads, like the fangs of serpents]

shāhid

لِيَقْتُلَنِى وَالمَشْرَفِىُّ مُضَاجِعِىوَمَسْنُونَةٌ زُرْقٌ كَأَنْيَابِ أَغْوَالِ

But AHát says that this is meant as an exaggeration; and it is said that the poet here means devils.

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A kind of [goblin,] demon, devil, or jinnee, which, the Arabs assert, appears to men in the desert, assuming various forms, causing them to wander from the way, and destroying them; (JM, and TA * on the authority of IAth;) but this the Prophet denied, saying, لَا غُولَ ; by which, however, accord. to some, he did not mean to deny the existence of the غول , but only the assertion of the Arabs respecting its assuming various forms and its being able to cause any one to go astray: (IAth, JM, * TA:) i. q. سِعْلَاةٌ [q. v.]: or a sort of سِعْلَاة : (S, O, Msb:) or a male jinnee; the female being called سِعْلَاة : (Abu-l-Wefee ElAarábee, TA:) pl. [of pauc.] أَغْوَالٌ and [of mult.] غِيلَانٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and غِوَلَةٌ : (O, TA:) and it signifies also an enchantress of the jinn: (K:) and a demon, or devil, that eats men: (En-Nadr, O, K:) or any jinnee, or devil, or animal of prey, that destroys a man: (TA:) or a certain beast, (K, TA,) terrible [in appearance], having tusks, or fangs, (TA,) seen by the Arabs, and known by them; and killed by Taäbbata Sharrà: (K, TA:) and such as varies in form or appearance, of the enchanters and of the jinn; (K, TA;) on his doing which, as is said in a trad., one should hastily utter the call to prayer, to prevent his mischief by the mention of God: (TA:) or anything by reason of which the intellect departs; as also غَوْلٌ : (K:) and anything that takes a man unexpectedly and destroys him: (S, O, Msb:) [whence] one says, الغَضَبُ غُولُ الحِلْمِ Anger [is that which] destroys, and does away with, forbearance, or clemency. (S, O.) Also Destruction: [or a cause thereof:] and death; or the decree of death. (K.) See 1, second sentence. And A calamity, or misfortune; (K, TA;) as also غَائِلَةٌ ; (TA;) of which latter the pl. in this sense is غَوَائِلُ ; (K, * TA;) thus mentioned by Ks. (Msb.) And A serpent: pl. أَغْوَالٌ : (K:) accord. to Az, the Arabs call serpents أَغْوَال ; and thus this word is said to mean in the verse of Imra-el-Keys, 1 [To slay me, while the Meshrefee sword was my bedfellow, and so were sharpened, polished arrowheads, like the fangs of serpents]: (O, TA: *) but AHát says that this is meant as an exaggeration: (TA:) and it is said that the poet here means devils. (O, TA.) لِيَقْتُلَنِى وَالمَشْرَفِىُّ مُضَاجِعِى | وَمَسْنُونَةٌ زُرْقٌ كَأَنْيَابِ أَغْوَالِ

Nounغِيلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — killing someone secretly, or when he is off his guardgenerated

The killing of someone secretly, or when he is off his guard; a noun from اِغْتَالَهُ, originally with و [that is, غِوْلَةٌ].

See form 8; and see also art. غيل.

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The slaying covertly, (Mgh,) or on an occasion of inadvertence; a subst. from اِغْتَالَهُ : (Msb:) originally with و [i. e. غِوْلَةٌ ]. (S.) See 8: and see also art. غيل .

Nounغَوْلَانٌ2 senses

Core sense — a plant like glasswort, serving as pasture; a rib of a shipgenerated

A plant of the kind called حَمْض, like the أُشْنَان [that is, kali, or glasswort]; or, according to AHn, resembling the عُنْظُوَان [which is described as a plant of the حَمْض, or, as some say, the best of the أُشْنَان], except that it is more slender; and it serves as pasture.

2[the ribs of a ship or boat]—غَوَالِينُ

The headword is the singular of this. It means the things that resemble the ضُلُوع in a ship or boat.

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A plant of the [kind called] حَمْض , (A'Obeyd, AHn, S, O, K,) like the أُشْنَان [i. e. kali, or glasswort], (K,) or, accord. to AHn, resembling the عُنْظُوَان [which is described as a plant of the حَمْض , or, as some say, the best of the أُشْنَان ], except that it is more slender; and it is a pasture. (TA.) Also sing. of غَوَالِينُ , which signifies [The ribs of a ship or boat, i. e.] the things that resemble the ضُلُوع in a ship or boat. (AA, O, TA.)

Nounغَائِلٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — destroying; said of a land that destroys by its far extentgenerated

[Ism fāʿil of form 1.]

1.1a land that destroys the one who dwells in it by reason of its far extent—أَرْضٌ غَائِلَةُ النِّطَآءِ

Hence this use.

1.2caused to be absent, or to disappear; hidden, or concealed; or stolen—غَائِلَةٌ

[As an adjective applied to a feminine noun.]

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[act. part. n. of 1]. [Hence,] أَرْضٌ غَائِلَةُ النِّطَآءِ A land that destroys its inhabitant by reason of its far extent. (TA.) And غَائِلَةٌ [as an epithet applied to a fem. n.] signifies Caused to become absent, or to disappear; hidden, or concealed: or stolen. (ISh, TA.)

Nounغَائِلَةٌ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — bad or corrupt conduct; evil, mischief; a slave's wickedness or running awaygenerated

[As a noun] bad, or corrupt, conduct; and evil, or mischief.

See also غَوْلٌ, later part. [And see art. غيل.]

1.1

And particularly the wickedness, or disobedience, of a slave, and his running away, and the like of that; mentioned in art. عدو. Plural غَوَائِلُ.

1.2

It is also said to mean a right which someone other than the seller has to the possession of a slave, by which the sale is annulled and the seller is obliged to return the price to the purchaser — perhaps from the above, as denoting a cause for reclaiming the price of a slave. Mentioned under خِبْثَةٌ.

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