monarch, sovereign

I left the camels to pasture by themselves, without a pastor, by night and by day: mentioned by IB, on the authority of A'Obeyd: and he cites as an ex., " عَيْهَلَهَا الذُّوَّادُ ↓ عَيَاهِلُ " [app. meaning Camels left to pasture by themselves, the drivers having left them to do so]. (TA.)

A paramount sovereign, like a خَلِيفَة. (S, O, K.) ― -b2- And A woman having no husband: [probably because of her independence:] (AO, S, O, K:) pl. عَوَاهِلُ. (O.)

A swift she-camel; as also هَيْهَلَةٌ; (S, O, K;) and so ↓ عَيْهُولٌ and ↓ عَيْهَالٌ: (IDrd, * O, * K:) or all signify an excellent, strong, she-camel: (K:) or عَيْهَلٌ signifies a large, big, she-camel; or a tall she-camel: (TA:) [see an ex. in a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. جهم:] and it is also applied to the male of camels, (K, TA,) as some say; (TA;) and عَيْهَلَةٌ to the female; (K, TA;) but, (TA,) accord. to AHát, one should not say جَمَلٌ عَيْهَلٌ; (S, O, TA;) and some say that one should apply to a she-camel the epithet عَيْهَلَةٌ only: (TA:) sometimes, by poetic license, they said عَيْهَلٌّ. (S, O.) ― -b2- Also, applied to a man, and عَيْهَلَةٌ applied to a woman, (K,) or both applied to a woman, (S,) That will not remain in one place, by reason of lightness, or unsteadiness, or lightwittedness, (S, K, TA,) going to and fro, forwards and backwards. (TA.) ― -b3- And the former, A tall woman: (K, TA:) or a strong woman. (TA.) ― -b4- And عَيْهَلَةٌ An old, aged, woman. (O, K, * TA.) ― -b5- And رِيحٌ عَيْهَلٌ A strong, or violent, wind. (S, O, K. *) ― -b6- عَيَاهِلُ [a pl., of which the sing. is probably عَيْهَلٌ or عَيْهَلَةٌ,] see in the first paragraph.

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