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, (S, K,) aor. , (K,) inf. n. مَعَطٌ, (S,) He (a man) was, or became, without hair upon his body: (S:) and in like manner you say of a man's skin: (TA:) and of a wolf, meaning his hair fell off by degrees, or part after part: but you should not say مَعِطَ شَعَرُهُ: (S:) [but see 5:] or, said of a wolf, it signifies he was, or became, mischievous, malignant, or foul; syn. خَبُثَ: or his hair became scanty, or little, (K,) and ↓ تمعّط said of a wolf, his hair fell off: (Mgh, Msb:) and ↓ إِمَّعَطَ, (S, K,) of the measure إِفْتَعَلَ, or [rather] إِنْفَعَلَ, (accord. to different copies of the K,) said of a rope, (S, K,) &c., (S,) it became worn smooth. (S, K.) ― -b2- See also 5. -A2- مَعَطَ, aor. , (K,) inf. n. مَعْطٌ, (TA,) He plucked out hair [or wool] (K, TA,) from the head of a sheep or goat. (TA.)

It (hair, S, Msb, [in the TA, الرجل is inadvertently put for الشعر, and copied in the TK, with the addition of شعره in the explanation,]) fell off by degrees, or part after part, (S, Msb, K, TA,) upon the ground, (TA,) by reason of disease, (S, K, TA,) or the like; (S;) as also ↓ امتعط, (S,) and ↓ إِمَّعَطَ, (S, K,) of the measure إِفْتَعَلَ, (K,) or [rather] of the measure إِنْفَعَلَ [originally إِنْمَعَطَ]: (S:) and [accord. to some, but see 1, above,] ↓ مَعِطَ, aor. , (Msb,) inf. n. مَعَطٌ, (Mgh, Msb,) it (hair) fell off. (Mgh, Msb.) You say also, تَمَعَّطَتْ أَوْبَارُهُ His fur became scattered. (K, TA) ― -b2- See also 1.

, [said in the S, and in one place in a copy of the K, to be of the measure إِنْفَعَلَ]: see 1: ― -b2- and 5.

[which latter is said in one place in the copies of the K, to be of the measure إِفْتَعَلَ]: see 5: ― -b2- and for the latter, see also 1.

: see أَمْعَطُ.

The wolf: (K:) a gen. proper name thereof; similar to ذُوأَالَةُ and أُسَامَةُ and ثُعَالَةُ. (TA.)

, applied to a man, Having no hair upon his body; (S, K;) or whose hair has fallen off; fem. مَعْطَآءُ: (Msb:) [and pl. مُعْطٌ:] and, applied to a wolf, whose hair has fallen off by degrees, or part after part: (S:) or, thus applied, mischievous, malignant, or foul: [see 1:] or whose hair has become scanty, or little: as also ↓ مَعِطٌ: (K:) and مَعْطَآءُ, applied to a she-wolf, has the former of the last two significations: and, applied to a ewe, it signifies whose wool has fallen off. (TA.) ― -b2- لِصٌّ أَمْعَطُ (tropical:) A mischievous, malignant or foul, or wolf-like, thief, or robber; (S, * L;) likened to the wolf termed امعط: pl. مُعْطٌ. (S, L.) ― -b3- أَمْعَطُ applied to sand, (K,) and مَعْطَآءُ applied to a tract or collection of sand (رَمْلَةٌ), (TA,) and to land (أَرْضٌ), (K,) and مُعْطٌ applied to sands (رِمَالٌ), (K,) also signify (tropical:) Destitute of herbage. (K, TA.) ― -b4- Also أَمْعَطُ [app. applied to sand or the like], Extended upon the face of the earth or ground. (TA.) ― -b5- And المَعْطَآءُ, (IAar, K,) as a subst., (IAar,) The pudendum; syn. السَّوْءَةُ. (IAar, K.)