قِلْدٌ

A single strand, or twist, of a rope; (AHn, ISd;) and the like of a bracelet: (see قُلْبٌ:) plural أَقْلَادٌ and قُلُودٌ. (AHn, ISd.) See مَقْلُودٌ.

The day on which a fever comes: (L, K:) or, on which a regular intermittent fever returns, seldom failing to do so at a particular time: (L:) or, on which a quartan fever comes: (S, L, K: *) plural أَقْلَادٌ. (L.)

Hence, (S, L.) The caravans from Mekkeh to Juddeh. (S, L, K.)

Accord. to As, A man attacked by a quartan fever on the day of its attack. (L.)

-A2- Irrigation of growing corn: (Az, L:) as also ↓ قَلِيدٌ. (L.)

[And] قِلْدٌ signifies The day of irrigation. (L.) أَقَامَ قِلْدَهُ مِنَ المَاءِ He performed the work of irrigating his land on the day appointed for his doing so. (L, from a tradition)

(assumed tropical:) Irrigation by rain every week. (K.) You say, سَقَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ قِلْدًا فِى كُلِّ أُسْبُوعٍ (assumed tropical:) The heaven rained upon us at a particular time every week: (S, L:) from the قِلْد of a fever. (L.)

سَقَى إِبِلَهُ قِلْدًا (assumed tropical:) He watered his camels every day at noon. (Fr, L.)

كَيْفَ قِلْدُ نَخْلِ بَنِى فُلَانٍ [How is the watering of the palm-trees of the sons of such a one?] a question to which one may answer, They are watered (lit. they drink) once in every ten [nights]. (L.)

A portion of water: (L, K:) [plural أَقْلَادٌ, occurring in the A.]: and ↓ قِلْدَةٌ a draught of water. (A.)

-A3- أَعْطَيْتُهُ قِلْدَ أَمْرِى (tropical:) I committed to him [the management of] my affair. (A, K.)