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أَجْوَلُ ذ [More, and most, wont to go round, or about, or round about; to circle, or revolve;] is from the first of the verbs in this art.: and hence the prov., أَجْوَلُ مِنْ قُطْرُبٍ [More wont to go about, or round about, or more restless, than a قطرب; a certain animalcule, or insect, that is constantly moving about: see art. قطرب]. (Har p. 661.) ― -b2- Also, [as meaning (assumed tropical:) More, and most, circulating,] applied to language, or discourse. (TA in art. جمع.) [See an ex. voce مَجْمَعٌ.] ― -b3- يَوْمٌ أَجْوَلُ, and ↓ جَيْلَانِىٌّ , and ↓ جَوْلَانِىٌّ , (Lh, M, K,) and ↓ جَوْلَانُ , and ↓ جَيْلَانُ , (M, K,) A day of much dust (T, M, K) and wind: (T, TA:) from جَوْلٌ signifying “ dust.” (TA.)

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