عَالَ

1.
, aorist يَعِيلُ, verbal noun عَيْلَةٌ (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K) [afterwards said in the K to be the subst. from this verb] and عُيُولٌ (S, O, K) and عِيُولٌ (TA) and عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ; (K;) and عال, aorist يَعُولُ; (Ks, TA in article عول;) and اعال; (K in that article;) He was, or became, poor, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) and in want. (S, O.) So in the saying مَا لَهُ مَالَ وَعَالَ, [of which see another explanation in article عول,] a form of imprecation. (TA.) It is said in a tradition, مَا عَالَ مُقْتَصِدٌ وَلَا يَعِيلُ i. e. [One following the right course] has not become poor [nor will he become poor]. (TA.) And one says, لَا يَعِيلُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى القَصْدِ [and لَا يَقُولُ, explained in article عول], (Yoo, TA.)
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See also 4.
3.
عَالَنِى, (S, O, K,) aorist as above, (S, O,) verbal noun عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ, It (a thing) was, or became, wanted by me, and unattainable to me: (S, O, K:) mentioned by El-Ahmar. (S, O.)
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And عال الضَّالَّةَ, (S, O, K,) aorist as above, verbal noun عَيْلٌ and عَيَلَانٌ, (S, O,) He knew not where to seek the stray beast. (S, O, K.)
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عال, (S, O,) or عال فِى مَشْيِهِ, (K,) aorist as above, verbal noun عَيْلٌ, (S, O,) said of a horse, (S, O, TA,) and of a man, (S, TA,) He inclined from side to side in his gait, (S, O, K,) and (when said of a man, S) was proud, haughty, or self-conceited, therein: (S, K:) the doing so in a horse is commended, as indicative of his generousness: (TA:) and تعيّل signifies the same, (O, K,) said of a man. (O.)
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And عال فِى الأَرْضِ, (O, K,) aorist as above, (O,) verbal noun عَيْلٌ and عُيُول and عُيُولٌ, thus in the K, i. e. with damm and fet-h, but in the M [عُيُولٌ and عِيُولٌ, i. e.] with damm and kesr, [of the like whereof there are many instances, one of them in the first sentence above,] (TA,) He (a man, O) went, or went away, (O, K,) and round about, (K, TA, but not in the CK) in the land; (O, K;) or journeyed therein seeking sustenance, or for the purpose of traffic; synonym ضَرَبَ فِيهَا: so says IAmb. (O.)
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عال المِيزَانُ, aorist يَعِيلُ and يَعُولُ, verbal noun عَيْلٌ and عَوْلٌ: see article عول.

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