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جَامِلٌ جامل [act. part. n. of جَمَلَ. -A2- And also part. n. of جَمُلَ]. The Arabs say, اُجْمُلْ إِِنْ كُنْتَ جَامِلًا [Become beautiful, &c., if thou be becoming beautiful, &c.]: but when they mean the quality [alone], they say, إِِنَّهُ لَجَمِيلٌ [Verily he is beautiful, &c.]. (Lh, TA.) -A3- A man possessing a جَمَل [or he-camel]. (TA. [See also جَمَّالٌ.]) ― -b2- A herd, or distinct number, of camels, (S, K, * TA,) males and females, (TA,) with their pastors and their owners: (S, K, TA: [also said in the K to be a pl. of جَمَلٌ: in the CK, الجامِعُ is erroneously put for الجَامِلُ:]) or a word formed to denote a pl., meaning camels, (Ham pp. 122 and 490,) males and females; (Id p. 122;) derived from جَمَلٌ; (Id. p. 490;) like بَاقِرٌ (Id. ib. and TA) from بَقَرٌ, (Ham p. 490,) and كَالِبٌ [from كَلْبٌ]. (TA.) ― -b3- Also A great tribe. (AHeyth, K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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