مُتَدَوِّمَاتٌ

, applied to birds, means Going round, or circling, over a thing: and this is meant by ↓ مُتَدَاوِمَات, which is used for the former word, in the saying [of a rájiz], describing horses,

كَالطَّيْرِ تَبْقِى مُتَدَاوِمَاتِهَا

i. e. Like birds when thou lookest at, or watchest, those of them that are going round, or circling, over a thing: (S, TA: *) or متدوّمات signifies waiting, or watching. (TA.)