الٍ

Falling short; or falling short of what is requisite, or what one ought to do; or flagging, or remiss: [and slow, or tardy: &c.: see 1:] feminine with ة: and plural of this latter أَوَالٍ. (S, TA.) See أَلِيَّةٌ, used, according to Meyd, for الِيَة.

Niggardly, penurious, or avaricious; impotent to fulfil duties or obligations, or to pay debts. (Har p. 78.)