دَالٌ

1.
One of the letters of the alphabet, (د,) the place of utterance of which is near to that of ت: masculine and feminine; so that you say دَالٌ حَسَنٌ and حَسَنَةٌ [a beautiful د]: the plural is أَدْوَالٌ if masculine, and دَالَاتٌ [if feminine; the latter the more common]. (TA.)
2.
Also A fat woman. (Kh, TA.)
3.
See also دَالَةٌ.

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