ع • ب • ه • ل

(S, * K) and ↓ مُعَبْهَلَةٌ Camels left to pasture by themselves, (S, K,) without a pastor and without a keeper. (TA.) See also the next paragraph.

, (K,) or عَبَاهِلَةُ اليَمَنِ (S, O) and اليَمَنِ ↓ عَبَاهِلُ, (O,) The kings of El-Yemen who have been established, or confirmed, in their dominion, (S, O, K,) not being displaced therefrom, (S, O,) or and who have not been displaced therefrom: (K:) [and SM adds, referring to العَبَاهِلَةُ,] A'Obeyd says, and in like manner [it denotes] anything left to itself, not prevented, or withheld, from doing what it desires: (TA: [but in this explanation the sing. is evidently put for the pl.:] the sing. of عَبَاهِلَةٌ is most probably ↓ عَبْهَلٌ, like قَشْعَمٌ, of which قَشَاعِمَةٌ is a pl.: in the “ Tathkeef el-Lisán ” [of IKtt], العَبَاهِلَةُ is expl. as signifying those over whom no one has authority. (TA.)

: see العَبَاهِلَةُ.

(inf. n. عَبْهَلَةٌ, TK) He left the camels to pasture by themselves, (Lth, S, O, K,) and to go to the water when they pleased: (TA:) like أَبْهَلَهَا; (S, O;) the ع being substituted for the ا. (S.) -A2- And عَبْهَلَةٌ and عِبْهَالٌ signify The act of reproving, blaming, or censuring: (K:) inf. ns. of عَبْهَلَهُ he reproved him, &c. (TK.)

: see عَبَاهِلُ.

i. q. مُمْتَنِعٌ [app. as meaning One who resists, or withstands; or who is incompliant, or unyielding]: (K:) and [so in copies of the K and in the TA, but in the CK “ or, ”] one who will not be prevented, or withheld, from a thing. (O, K.)