كلأ

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Form 1كَلَأَهُ13 senses · 5 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarكَلْءٌ كُلُوءٌ إكْلَآءٌ

Core sense — he guarded him; he watched; the debt was delayed; the land abounded with herbagegenerated

1.1

maṣdar كَلْءٌ, كِلَآءَةٌ, and كِلَآءٌ [but for this last see the verse of Jemeel cited below].

He (i.e. God) guarded him, or kept him, or kept him safely.

1.1.1go in the safe keeping of God—إِذْهَبُوا فِى كِلَآءَةِ اللّٰهِ

1.1.2

Jemeel says: [Then be in prosperity, in safe keeping (of God), and in happy condition, even if you have firmly resolved to cut me off and to detest me]

shāhid

فَكُونِى بِخَيْرٍ فِى كِلَآءِ وَغِبْطَةٍوَإِنْ كُنْتِ قَدْ أَزْمَعْتِ صَرْمِى وَبِغْضَتِى

Here كِلَآءٌ may be a maṣdar; or it may be the plural of كِلَأءَةٌ; or it may stand for كِلَآءَةٌ, the ة being dropped by a poetic licence that the metre requires. Abu-l-Hasan.

1.1.3

The verb is also used without hemzeh: كَلَاتُ يَكْلُوكُمْ and كَلَيْتُ يَكْلَاكُمْ, in the dialect of Kureysh; maṣdar كِلَايَةٌ.

As the ism mafʿūl of both, مَكْلُوٌّ is more commonly used than مَكْلِىٌّ, which is correctly used as the ism mafʿūl of كَلَيْتُ.

1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredhe acted as a scout for the party, or people—كَلَأَ القَوْمَ

1.1.5he turned his eye to a thing again and again; he looked at it repeatedly—كَلَأَ بَصَرَهُ فِى شَىْءٍ

In the CK نَظَرَهُ; also written أَكْلَأَهُ.

1.1.6figurative · مجازhe watched the star, to see when it would rise—كَلَأَ النَّجْمَ

1.2the debt, or its payment, was put off, or delayed—كَلَأَ الدَّيْنُ

Also كَلُؤَ; ism fāʿil كَالِئٌ.

1.2.1figurative · مجازhis life came to an end—كَلَأَ عُمْرُهُ

Or: it was long, and was delayed.

1.2.2he postponed, or delayed, a thing—كَلَأَ

Unless this is a mistake for كلّأ. Mentioned in art. نَسَأَ.

1.3he beat with a whip—كَلَأَ

1.4the she-camel ate كَلَأ, or herbage—كَلَأَتِ النَّاقَةُ

Also اكلأت. A 'Obeyd.

1.5the land contained, or abounded with, كَلَأ, or herbage—كَلَأَتِ الأَرْضُ

Also كَلِئَت and اكلأت; maṣdar إكْلَآءٌ and استكلأت.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

21:42

قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۗ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ

Say: "Who can keep you safe by night and by day from (the Wrath of) (Allah) Most Gracious?" Yet they turn away from the mention of their Lord.

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, K,) aor. كَلَاَ , inf. n. كَلْءٌ (K) and كِلَآءَةٌ (S, K) and كِلَآءٌ (K) [but respecting this last see a verse of Jemeel cited below], He (i. e. God, S) guarded him, or kept him, or kept him safely. (S, K.) إِذْهَبُوا فِى كِلَآءَةِ اللّٰهِ Go ye in the safe keeping of God. (S, TA.) In the following verse of Jemeel, 1 [Then be thou in prosperity, in safe keeping (of God), and in happy condition, even if thou have firmly resolved to cut me and to detest me], كِلَآءٌ may be an inf. n.; or it may be pl. of كِلَأءَةٌ ; or it may be put for كِلَآءَةٌ , the ة being elided by a necessary poetical licence. (Abu-l- Hasan.) فَكُونِى بِخَيْرٍ فِى كِلَآءِ وَغِبْطَةٍ | وَإِنْ كُنْتِ قَدْ أَزْمَعْتِ صَرْمِى وَبِغْضَتِى The verb is also used without hemzeh, thus; كَلَاتُ , يَكْلُوكُمْ ; and كَلَيْتُ , يَكْلَاكُمْ ; in the dial. of Kureysh; inf. n. كِلَايَةٌ : as the pass. part. n. of both, مَكْلُوٌّ is more commonly used than مَكْلِىٌّ , which is correctly used as the pass. part. n. of كَلَيْتُ . (TA.) كَلَأَ القَوْمَ He acted as a scout ( رَبِيْئَة ) for the party, or people. (TA.) كَلَأَ بَصَرَهُ فِى شَىْءٍ , (K, TA, [in the CK نَظَرَهُ ,]) or أَكْلَأَهُ , (S,) He repeatedly turned his eye to a thing; looked at it again and again. (S, K.) كَلَأَ النَّجْمَ He watched the star, to see when it would rise. (A.) كَلَأَ الدَّيْنُ , (S, K,) or كَلُؤَ , inf. n. كُلُوءٌ , act. part. n. كَالِئٌ , (A,) The debt, or its payment, was put off, or postponed, or delayed. (S, A, K.) كَلَأَ عُمْرُهُ His life came to an end: (K:) or was long, and was delayed. (A.) كَلَأَ [unless this be a mistake for كلّأ ] He postponed, or delayed, a thing. (TA, art. نَسَأَ .) كَلَأَ , (K,) inf. n. كَلْءٌ , (As,) He beat with a whip. (As, K.) كَلَأَتِ النَّاقَةُ , (S, K,) and اكلأت , (S,) The she-camel ate كَلَأ , or herbage. (A 'Obeyd, S, K.) كَلَأَتِ الأَرْضُ , (K,) and كَلِئَت , and اكلأت , (S, K,) inf. n. إكْلَآءٌ , (TA,) and استكلأت , (K,) The land contained, (S,) or abounded with, (K,) كَلَأ , or herbage. (S, K.)

Form 2كلّأ8 senses · 3 main

maṣdarتَكْلِىْءٌ تَكْلِئَةٌ

Core sense — he moored a ship at the bank; he paid in advance for foodgenerated

2.1

He brought a ship near to the bank of the river, and moored it.

2.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe retained, detained, or confined, a person—كلّأ

Apparently from the verb as used of a ship, and so figurative.

2.1.2he came to a place, and stopped there—كلّأ

2.1.3he came to a place sheltered from the wind—كلّأ

2.1.4he came to a person on an affair—كلّأ

2.2figurative · مجازhe looked into, or considered attentively, a thing—كلّأ فِى أَمْرٍ

See Form 4.

2.2.1figurative · مجازhe regarded him attentively, and was pleased with him—كلّأفِيهِ

2.3he paid in advance for corn or other food—كلّأ فِى الطَّعَامِ وَغَيْرِهِ

[Here the original meaning of postponement or delay is involved: one who pays in advance for a thing grants a delay in its delivery.]

IAar cites: [So that he who does a good action to them does not pay in advance to one who will recompense that action, nor to one who is generous]

shāhid

فَمَنْ يُحْسِنْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يُكَلَِّئْإِلَى جَازٍ بِذَاكَ وَلَا كَرِيمِ

. Also اكلأ, maṣdar إِكْلَآءٌ.

Explained by أَسْلَمَ and by أَسْلَفَ.

See Form 1 and Form 5.

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, inf. n. تَكْلِىْءٌ and تَكْلِئَةٌ , He brought a ship near to the bank of the river, (K,) and moored it. (TA.) كلّأ He retained, detained, or confined, a person: (K:) app. from the verb as used with reference to a ship; and therefore tropical. (TA.) كلّأ , (K,) inf. n. تَكْلِىْءٌ , (TA,) He came to a place, and stopped there. (TA.) كلّأ , inf. n. تَكْلِئَةٌ , He came to a place sheltered from the wind. (S) كلّأ He came to a person (K) on an affair. (TA.) كلّأ فِى أَمْرٍ He looked into, or considered attentively, a thing. (K.) See 4. كلّأفِيهِ He regarded him attentively, and was pleased with him. (TA.) كلّأ فِى الطَّعَامِ وَغَيْرِهِ , inf. n. تَكْلِىْءٌ ; (S, * TA;) and اكلأ , (S, K,) inf. n. إِكْلَآءٌ ; (S;) He paid in advance ( أَسْلَمَ , K, and أَسْلَفَ , S, K) for corn or other food, &c. (S, K, TA.) [Here the original signification of postponement or delay is involved: for he who pays in advance for a thing grants a delay in the delivery thereof.] IAar cites the following verse: 1 [So that he who does a good action to them does not pay in advance to one who will recompence for that (action), nor to him who is generous]. (TA.) See 1 and 5. فَمَنْ يُحْسِنْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يُكَلَِّئْ | إِلَى جَازٍ بِذَاكَ وَلَا كَرِيمِ

Form 3كالأ1 sense

maṣdarمُكَالَأَةٌ

Core sense — he watched, he observedgenerated

3.1

Maṣdar مُكَالَأَةٌ and كِلَأءٌ.

He watched, or observed.

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, inf. n. مُكَالَأَةٌ , and كِلَأءٌ , He watched, or observed. (TA.)

Form 4أَكْلَاَ4 senses · 3 main

Core sense — his eye was sleepless, or wakeful; he brought his life to its closegenerated

4.1

See Form 1, in three places.

4.2figurative · مجازhis eye was sleepless, or wakeful—اكلأت عَيْنُهُ

4.2.1figurative · مجازhe made his eye sleepless, or wakeful—اكلأ عَيْنَهُ

Also كلّأ.

4.3figurative · مجازhe brought his life to its close—اكلأ عُمُرَهُ

See Form 1.

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See 1 in three places. اكلأت عَيْنُهُ His eye was sleepless, or wakeful. (A.) اكلأ عَيْنَهُ , and كلّأ , He made his eye sleepless, or wakeful. (A.) اكلأ عُمُرَهُ He brought his life to its close. (K.) See 1.

Form 5تكلّأ1 sense

maṣdarتَكْلِىْءٌ

Core sense — he bought on credit; he asked for a delay in paying a debtgenerated

5.1he bought on credit—كلّأ

This is the explanation given in the TK, and it appears to be correct. It is also said there that تَكَلَّأْتُهُ means أَخَذْتُهُ نَسْيْئَةً, I took it, or bought it, on credit; and كَلَّأْتُ فِى الطَّعَامِ اخذته بالنّسيئةِ, I took, or bought, the food on credit — though I translate this last differently. (See Form 2, above.)

In the K we read الكَالِئُ والكُلْأَةُ بِالضَّمِّ النَّسِيْئَةُ والعُرْبُونُ وتَكَلَّأْتُ وكَلَّأْتُ تَكْلِيْئًا أخَذْتُهُ. IbrD thinks the last word should be أخَّرْتُ, “I postponed, or delayed”; but I think it should rather be أَخَذْتُهَا, meaning أَخَذْتُ نَسِيْئَةً, I took, or bought, on credit.

In the TA we read that AO says تَكَلَّأْتُ كُلْأَةً وكَلَّأْتُ تَكْلِيْئًا إِسْتَنْسَأْتُ نَسِيْئَةَ أَىْ أَخَذْتُهُ وَالنَّسِيْئَةُ التَّأْخِيرُ وَكَذٰلِكَ إِسْتَكْلَأْتُ كُلْأَةً, but the words اى اخذته seem to have been added by SM; for in the S we find, on the authority of AO, تَكَلَّأْتُ أَىْ ٱسْسَنْسَأْتُ نَسِيْئَةً وَكَذٰلِكَ ٱسْتَكْلَأْتُ كُلْأَةً بِالضَّمِّ وَهُوَ مِنَ التَّأْخِيرِ. From this it seems that تكلّأ and الستكلأ كُلأَةً mean: he asked for a delay of the time of payment of a debt.

See Form 8.

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; and كلّأ , inf. n. تَكْلِىْءٌ ; He bought on credit. [This is the explanation given in the TK, and it appears to be correct. It is also there said, that تَكَلَّأْتُهُ signifies أَخَذْتُهُ نَسْيْئَةً , I took it, or bought it, on credit: and كَلَّأْتُ فِى الطَّعَامِ , اخذته بالنّسيئةِ , I took, or bought, the food on credit, but the latter I render differently. (See 2, above.) In the K we read الكَالِئُ والكُلْأَةُ بِالضَّمِّ النَّسِيْئَةُ والعُرْبُونُ وتَكَلَّأْتُ وكَلَّأْتُ تَكْلِيْئًا أخَذْتُهُ . IbrD thinks that the last word should be أخَّرْتُ “ I postponed, or delayed ”: but I rather think that it should be أَخَذْتُهَا , meaning أَخَذْتُ نَسِيْئَةً I took, or bought, on credit. in the TA we read, AO says, تَكَلَّأْتُ كُلْأَةً وكَلَّأْتُ تَكْلِيْئًا إِسْتَنْسَأْتُ نَسِيْئَةَ أَىْ أَخَذْتُهُ وَالنَّسِيْئَةُ التَّأْخِيرُ وَكَذٰلِكَ إِسْتَكْلَأْتُ كُلْأَةً : but the words اى اخذته seem to have been added by SM; for in the S we find, on the authority of AO, تَكَلَّأْتُ أَىْ ٱسْسَنْسَأْتُ نَسِيْئَةً وَكَذٰلِكَ ٱسْتَكْلَأْتُ كُلْأَةً بِالضَّمِّ وَهُوَ مِنَ التَّأْخِيرِ : whence it seems, that تكلّأ , (or تكلّأ كُلْأَةً , and كلّأ كُلْأَةً , see above,) and الستكلأ كُلأَةً , signify He asked for a delay of the period of the payment of a debt.] See 8.

Form 8اكتلأ مِنْهُ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he guarded himself from him, he was cautious of himgenerated

8.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

He preserved, or guarded, himself from him or it; he took care, or was cautious, of him or it.

8.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredmy eye was wakeful, vigilant, or cautious—اكتلأت عَيْنى

8.2he received a كُلْأَة [i.e. an earnest, or money paid in advance]—اكتلأ كُلْأَةً

Also تكلّأها.

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He preserved, or guarded, himself from him or it; had a care of, or was cautious of, him or it. (S, K. *) اكتلأت عَيْنى My eye was wakeful, vigilant, or cautious. (S.) اكتلأ كُلْأَةً , and تكلّأها , He received a كُلْأَة [i. e., an earnest, or money paid in advance]. (K.)

Form 10إِسْتَكْلَاَ1 sense

Core sense — he asked for a delay in the payment of a debtgenerated

10.1

See Form 1 and Form 5.

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see 1 and 5.

Derived nouns 10

Nounكَلَأٌ1 sense

Core sense — fresh herbage; pasture, what cattle feed ongenerated

Fresh herbage; synonym عُشْبٌ, applied to the عُرْوَة, نصِىّ, and صِلِّيَان.

Or pasture, what cattle and the like feed upon; or herbage, whether fresh or dry — either fresh pasture or fodder.

Or it takes in the صِلَّيَان نَصِىّ, حَلَمَة, شِيح, عَرْفَج, the various kinds of عُرْوَة, what are called عُشْب and بَقْل, and the like.

Or it is applied to the herbs called بقل and to trees.

A generic noun, having no singular; or its singular is كَلَآءٌ.

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Fresh herbage; syn. عُشْبٌ : (S, K:) applied to the عُرْوَة , نصِىّ , and صِلِّيَان : (Az:) or pasture, or what cattle &c. feed upon: (TA:) or herbage. whether fresh or dry either fresh pasture or fodder: (S, K:) or it comprises the صِلَّيَان نَصِىّ , حَلَمَة , شِيح , عَرْفَج , the various kinds of عُرْوَة , and what are termed عُشْب , بَقْل , and the like: or it is applied to the herbs called بقل , and to trees: a gen. n., having no sing.; or its sing. is كَلَآءٌ . (TA.)

Nounكُلْأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — an earnest, or money paid in advancegenerated

See Form 5, and كَالئٌ.

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: see 5 and كَالئٌ .

Nounأَرْضٌ كَلِئَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a land containing, or abounding with, herbagegenerated

1a land containing, or abounding with, كَلَأ, or herbage—مَكْلَأْةٌ

Also مُكْلِئَةٌ.

1.1

Also said to mean: a land whose camels have been satiated with its pasture.

1.2

See a tradition quoted in art. فَضْلٌ.

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, (S, K,) and مَكْلَأْةٌ , (K,) and مُكْلِئَةٌ , (S,) A land containing, (S,) or abounding with, (K,) كَلَأ , or herbage. (S, K.) The ↓ last is also said to signify A land with the pasture of which its camels have been satiated. (TA.) See a trad. quoted in art. فَضْلٌ .

Nounعَيْنٌ كَلُوْءٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a strong eye, which sleep does not overcomegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A strong eye, which sleep does not overcome.

1.1figurative · مجازa man, or a camel, male or female, having a strong eye which sleep does not overcome—كَلُوْءٌ العَيْنِ

Or: a sleepless, or wakeful, eye.

1.2figurative · مجاز[a woman who is sleepless at night]—مَرْأَةٌ كَلُوْءُ اللَّيْلِ

See Form 4.

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A strong eye, which sleep does not overcome. (TA.) كَلُوْءٌ العَيْنِ A man, or a camel, (male or female,) having a strong eye, which sleep does not overcome: (K:) or, a sleepless, or wakeful, eye. (A.) مَرْأَةٌ كَلُوْءُ اللَّيْلِ [A woman who is sleepless at night]. (TA.) See 4.

Nounكَلَّآءٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a station of ships near the bank of a river; the bank of a rivergenerated

This and مُكَلَّأٌ: a station of ships, near the bank of a river, or near what is called the جُدّ.

The first is masculine and feminine; or, according to Sb, it is of the measure فَعَّالٌ, and so masculine and fully declinable, called this because it keeps the vessels safe from the wind; but according to Th it is of the measure فَعْلَآءُ, and so feminine [and imperfectly declinable; from كَلَّ ], called this because the wind there becomes slackened.

Or a place where ships are moored, near the bank of a river; or a place sheltered from the wind.

1.1

Also: the bank of a river.

1.2

Dual of كلّاء: كَلَّا آنِ and كَلَّاوَانِ; plural كَلَّأُوونَ.

1.3figurative · مجازhim who calumniates indirectly we will treat in a similar manner—مَنْ عَرَّضَ عَرَّضْنَا لَهُ وَمَنْ مَشَى عَلَى الكَلَّآءِ أَلْقَيْنَاهُ فِى النَّهْرِ

Also قَذَفْنَاهُ فِى النَّهْرِ, or فى المَآءِ.

That is, we will inflict on him a punishment less than the one called الحَدّ.

And him who walks upon the bank of the river — that is, who calumniates openly, and so, as it were, embarks on the river of the حُدُود [plural of حَدٌّ] — we will cast into that river; meaning, we will inflict on him the punishment called الحَدّ. See also art. عرض.

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and مُكَلَّأٌ A station of ships, (S, K,) near the bank of a river, or near what is called the جُدّ : (TA:) the former is masc. and fem.; or, accord. to Sb, it is of the measure فَعَّالٌ ; and therefore masc., and perfectly declinable: (S:) so called because it keeps the vessels safe ( يَكْلَؤُهَا ) from the wind: but accord. to Th, it is of the measure فَعْلَآءُ ; and therefore fem., [and imperfectly declinable; from كَلَّ ;] so called because the wind there becomes slackened: or a place where ships are moored, near the bank of a river: (TA:) or a place sheltered from the wind. (S.) Also, The bank of a river. (S, K.) Dual of كلّاء , كَلَّا آنِ and كَلَّاوَانِ : pl. كَلَّأُوونَ . (TA.) مَنْ عَرَّضَ عَرَّضْنَا لَهُ وَمَنْ مَشَى عَلَى الكَلَّآءِ أَلْقَيْنَاهُ فِى النَّهْرِ , (TA,) or قَذَفْنَاهُ فِى النَّهْرِ , (K in art. عرض ,) or فى المَآءِ , (TA in that art.) Him who indirectly calumniates we will treat in a similar manner; (meaning, we will inflict upon him a chastisement less than that termed الحَدّ ;) and him who walks upon the bank of the river (i. e., who openly calumniates, and so, as it were, embarks on the river of the حُدُود , [pl. of حَدٌّ ,]) we will cast into that river; meaning, we will inflict upon him the chastisement termed الحَدّ . (TA; and K * in art. عرض .)

Nounكَالِئٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a delay in the time of payment of a debt; a deferred debtgenerated

This and كُلْأَةٌ: the same as نَسِيْئَةٌ.

It apparently bears both of the two meanings that follow, and is clearly shown in the S and elsewhere to bear the latter of them: a postponement, or delay, in the time of the payment of a debt, and the like.

See also نُسْأَةٌ and كَلَأَ.

1.1

Both words also mean, like نَسِيْئَةٌ: a debt whose payment a creditor has deferred to a future time.

1.2he (Mohammad) forbade [exchanging] a debt to be paid at a future time for a similar debt—نَهَى عَنِ الكَالِئِ بِالكَالِئ

That is, النَّسِيْئَة بالنَّسِيْئَة.

What is forbidden by this is a man's buying a thing on credit for a certain period and then, when the time of payment comes and he finds nothing with which to pay the debt, saying, Sell it to me on credit for a further period, for something additional — whereupon the other sells it to him. Or: a man's paying money for wheat or the like, to be delivered at a certain period, and then, when the period comes, the debtor's saying, I have no wheat, and so on; but sell it to me on credit for a certain period. See أَجَلٌ.

كَالٍ is also used for كَالِئٌ. [See an example under نَاجِزٌ.] The plural of the latter is كوَالِئُ.

1.3money paid at a period after the purchase, for food—كُلُأَةٌ

1.4an earnest, or money paid in advance—كَالِئٌ

Also كُلْأَةٌ.

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(S, K) and كُلْأَةٌ (K) i. q. نَسِيْئَةٌ , [app. bearing both of the two significations immediately following, and clearly shown in the S &c. to bear the latter of them: A postponement, or delay, in the time of the payment of a debt, &c. See also نُسْأَةٌ , and كَلَأَ . Also, both words, like نَسِيْئَةٌ , A debt of which the payment is deferred by a creditor to a future period.] (S, K.) Ex., نَهَى عَنِ الكَالِئِ بِالكَالِئ , i. e., النَّسِيْئَة بالنَّسِيْئَة , He (Mohammad) forbade [exchanging] a debt to be paid at a future time for a similar debt. (S, TA.) [See the Jámi' es-Sagheer, and Mishkát el-Masábeeh, ii., 21.] What is forbidden by this is, a man's buying a thing on credit for a certain period, and, when the period of payment is come, and he finds not that wherewith to pay the debt, his saying, Sell it to me on credit for a further period, for something additional: whereupon he [thus] sells it to him: (TK:) or, a man's paying money for, wheat, or the like, to be given at a certain period, and, when the period comes, the debtor's saying, I have not wheat; etc.; but sell thou it to me on credit for a certain period. (AObeyd, Msb.) See أَجَلٌ .] كَالٍ is also used for كَالِئٌ . (S.) [See an ex. voce نَاجِزٌ .] The pl. of the latter is كوَالِئُ . (TA.) Also كُلُأَةٌ , Money paid at a period after the purchase, for food. (S.) Also كَالِئٌ and كُلْأَةٌ , An earnest, or money paid in advance. (K.)

Nounأَكْلَأُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — longer, or longest; more, or most, protractedgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

Longer, or longest; more, or most, protracted.

1.1figurative · مجاز[may God cause you to reach] the extreme, or most distant, period of life—بَلَغَ اللّٰهُ بِكَ أَكْلَأَ العُمُرِ

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Longer, or longest; more, or most, protracted. (TA.) بَلَغَ اللّٰهُ بِكَ أَكْلَأَ العُمُرِ (S, A) i. e. [May God cause thee to reach, or attain,] the extreme, or most distant, period of life! (S, TA.)

Nounمَكْلَأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a land abounding with herbagegenerated

This and مُكْلِئَةٌ: see كَلِئَةٌ.

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and مُكْلِئَةٌ : see كَلِئَةٌ .

Nounللْعَيْنِ فِيهَا مَكْلُوْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — the eye is constantly fixed upon hergenerated

1figurative · مجاز

The eye is constantly fixed upon her: [or has in her an object that is watched (by it):] as though watching her because pleased with her.

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The eye is constantly fixed upon her: [or has in her an object that is watched (by it):] as though watching her because pleased with her. (A.)

Nounمُكَلَّأٌ1 sense

Core sense — a station of ships near the bank of a rivergenerated

See كَلاَّءٌ.

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: see كَلاَّءٌ .