جَزْلٌ

1.
Large and dry firewood: (S:) or dry firewood: (K:) or thick, large firewood. (Msb, K.)
2.
(tropical:) Much of a thing; as also جَزِيلٌ: (K:) or the latter, great, or large; [and so the former:] you say عَطَاءٌ جَزْلٌ and ↓جَزِيلٌ (tropical:) [a great, or large, gift]: (S, TA:*) and ↓ثَوَابٌ جَزِيلٌ (tropical:) [a great, or large, recompense]: (TA:) plural جِزَالٌ; (S, K;) either of the former or of the latter. (TA.) And [the feminine] جَزْلَةٌ (tropical:) [A woman] large in the posteriors. (K, TA.)
3.
(tropical:) Generous; munificent. (K, TA.)
4.
(tropical:) Intelligent; firm, or sound, in judgment. (K, TA.) You say, فُلَانٌ جَزْلُ الرَّأْىِ (tropical:) [Such a one is firm, or sound, in judgment]. (S, Msb.) And when this is said to you, and you desire to deny it, say, الرَّأْىِ بَلْ جَزِلُ(tropical:) Nay, unsound in judgment; from جَزَلٌ, [verbal noun of جَزِلَ,] relating to a gall, or sore, in the withers [of a camel]. (A, TA.) You say also اِمْرَأَةٌ جَزْلَةٌ (assumed tropical:) A woman possessing judgment: (S:) or intelligent; firm, or sound, in judgment; as also ↓جَزْلَاءُ: (K:) [but] IDrd says that جزالاء, [apparently a mistranscription for جَزْلَاءُ,] as synonym with جَزْلَةٌ, is not of established authority. (TA.)
5.
Applied to a word, or an expression, (S, K, &c.,) (tropical:) Strong, (PS,) sound, correct; (PS, TK;) opposite of رَكِيكٌ (S, K.) And applied to language, (assumed tropical:) Chaste, clear, or eloquent, and comprehensive. (TA.)

Perseus ID: n5738