ذُوءَالَةُ

The wolf: (T, S, M, K:) so called because of his light walk or manner of going; (A 'Obeyd, T, S;) or because of a lightness in his running: (M:) it is determinate, (S, M, K, TA,) and imperfectly decl., being a proper name and [grammatically] of the feminine gender: (TA:) plural ذِيءْلَانٌ and ذُوءْلَانٌ. (M, K.) One says, خَشِّ ذُوءَالَةَ بَالحِبَالَةِ [Frighten thou the wolf with the snare]: (S, Meyd, TA:) a prov., applied to him whose threatening is not regarded: meaning threaten thou other than me; for I know thee: (Meyd, TA:) or, according to A'Obeyd, said by him who orders one to menace and threaten. (Meyd.) [See also ذَأْلَانٌ.]