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جَلَمٌ جلم The instrument with which one shears (S, K, TA) wool and hair: (TA:) and جَلَمَانِ signifies a pair thereof; a pair of shears: (S:) or جَلَمٌ and جَلَمَانِ signify alike, i. q. مِقْرَاضٌ; like as one says مِقْرَاضٌ and مِقْرَاضَانِ, and قَلَمٌ and قَلَمَانِ: and ↓ جَلَمَانٌ is also allowable, as a sing.; (Msb;) authorized by Ks; (TA;) and in like manner, قَلَمَانٌ. (Msb. [But see مِقْرَاضٌ.]) ― -b2- (assumed tropical:) The moon; (Az, K;) as also ↓ جَيْلَمٌ : (K:) or the [new moon, or moon when it is termed] هِلَال: (K:) likened to the جَلَم [as meaning the blade of a pair of shears]. (TA.) ― -b3- [Hence also, probably,] (assumed tropical:) A certain mark of camels, made with a hot iron. (Ibn-Habeeb, K.) ― -b4- [Hence also,] (assumed tropical:) The tick, or ticks. (K.) ― -b5- And, accord. to some, as being likened to these, because of their smallness, (TA,) (assumed tropical:) The sheep of Mekkeh: (A'Obeyd, TA:) or certain sheep with long and hairless legs, found at Et-Táïf. (K.) And (assumed tropical:) The male of the gazelle, and of the sheep: pl. جِلَامٌ. (K.) And (assumed tropical:) A kid: (Kr, K:) pl. as above. (S, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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