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1 خَطِلَتِ الأُذُنُ ذ , aor. خَطَلَ , (Msb,) inf. n. خَطَلٌ, (S, Msb,) The ear was, or became, flaccid, flabby, or pendulous. (S, * Msb.) [In like manner, also,] خَطَلٌ in flesh signifies The being flaccid, flabby, or pendulous. (KL.) And in a man, and a horse or a bow, (فَرَس or قَوْس, accord. to different copies of the K, the former being the reading in the TA,) and a spear, (K,) and the like, (TA,) The being tall, or long, and shaky, or quivering. (K.) ― -b2- خَطَلٌ, as an inf. n. [of خَطِلَ], also signifies The being unsteady, or restless. (KL.) ― -b3- And خَطِلَ, aor. خَطَلَ , (K,) inf. n. خَطَلٌ, (JK, K,) He was, or became, light, and quick. (JK, K. [In the former it seems to be implied that it is said of a stupid man.]) ― -b4- And خَطِلَ, (JK, K,) or خَطِلَ فِى كَلَامِهِ, (S,) aor. خَطَلَ , (K,) inf. n. خَطَلٌ, (JK, S, K,) He was foul, and obscene, in his speech; (JK, S;) as also ↓ اخطل , (JK,) or اخطل فى كلامه: (S, TA:) or he was corrupt in his speech, and loquacious: (K:) or خَطِلَ, aor. and inf. n. as above, he erred, or was wrong, in his speech; as also ↓ اخطل ; and in his opinion, or judgment. (Msb.) [See also خَطَلٌ below.]
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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