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غَيْدَاقٌ ذ : see غَدَقٌ. ― -b2- [Hence,] عَيْشٌ غَيْدَاقٌ A life ample in its means, or circumstances; plentiful; as also ↓ غَيْدَقٌ : and مِنَ ↓ هُمْ فِى غَدَقٍ العَيْشِ and غَيْدَاقٍ [They are in an ample, or a plentiful, state of life]. (TA.) And عَامٌ غَيْدَاقٌ A year abounding in herbage, fruitful, or plentiful; and so سَنَةٌ غَيْدَاقٌ, without ة [to the latter word]. (TA.) ― -b3- And إِِنَّهُ لَغَيْدَاقُ الجَرْىِ and العَدْوِ Verily he is wide-stepping in respect of running. (TA.) ― -b4- And شَدٌّ غَيْدَاقٌ A vehement running. (TA.) ― -b5- غَيْدَاقٌ applied to a horse signifies طَويلٌ [app. meaning Long-bodied]. (O, K.) ― -b6- And, applied to a man, (S, O, TA,) Generous; (S, O, K, TA;) bountiful; large, or liberal, in disposition; munificent; (TA;) and so ↓ غَيْدَقَانٌ ; (K, * TA;) or this, some say, signifies abundant, ample, as applied to anything. (TA.) ― -b7- Also, and ↓ غَيْدَقٌ , (S, O, K,) and ↓ غَيْدَقَانٌ , (O, K,) Soft, or tender; applied to a youth, or young man; (S, O, K;) and to youth, or youthfulness, (O, K,) as also غداقى [app. a mistranscription for ↓ غَيْدَاقِىٌّ ]: (TA:) and it is said that غَيْدَاقٌ applied to a boy signifies that has not attained to puberty. (TA.) ― -b8- And غَيْدَاقٌ signifies also The young one of the [lizard called] ضَبّ, (AZ, S, O, K,) after the state in which it is termed حِسْلٌ [q. v.]. (AZ, S, O.) ― -b9- And [the pl.] غَيَادِيقُ signifies Serpents. (S, O, L, K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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