عِقْىٌ

What comes forth from the belly of the child (S, Msb, K) before he eats, (S,) or when he is born, (Msb, K,) black and viscous as though it were glue; (Msb;) and likewise from the mare's foal, and the young ass, and the young camel, and the kid; (ISd, TA;) or what comes forth from the lamb or kid, and the mare's foal, is called رَدَجٌ: (S, TA:) and Az states that it is said to be what comes forth from the belly of the fœtus, inclosed in the [membrane called] حُوَلَاء [q. v.]; a thing [or substance] that comes forth from its anus while it is in the belly of its mother, part of it black and part of it yellow: (TA:) plural أَعْقَاءٌ. (Az, K, TA.) أَحْرَصُ مِنْ كَلْبٍ عَلَى عِقْىِ صَبِىٍّ is a prov. [meaning More eager than a dog for the feces of a young child]. (S.)

Also A youngling, or young infant: whence the saying of Z, ↓ فُلَانٌ لَهُ عِقْيَانِ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ العِقْيَانُ i. e. Such a one has two younglings, or young infants, but gold is not in his possession. (TA.)