مُجَلَّفٌ مجلف Having a portion, or portions, taken from its sides. (S, K.) ― -b2- Having somewhat thereof remaining. (S, K.) So explained by Abu-l-Ghowth as occurring in the saying of ElFarezdak, “ وَعَضُّ زَمَانَ يَا ا@بْنَ مَرْوَانَ لَمْ يَدَعْ
مِنَ المَالِ إِِلَّا مُسْحَتًا أَوْ مُجَلَّفُ
” i. e., [And a biting of fortune, O Ibn-Marwán, left not, of the cattle, save] such as were destroyed, or they were such as had only a remnant remaining. (S.) ― -b3- A man (S) whose cattle have been destroyed by years of drought, or barrenness, or dearth. (S, K.) And ↓ قَوْمٌ مُجْتَلَفُونَ A people, or party, whose cattle have been destroyed by a year of drought or the like. (S, TA.)
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