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شَوْلٌ ذ : see شَائِلَةٌ, voce شَائِلٌ: -A2- and شَوْلَةٌ. -A3- Also Somewhat remaining of water in the skin and in the bucket, (K,) and of milk in the udder: (TA:) and a small quantity of water (S, O, K, TA) in the bottom of the water-skin (S, O, TA) and of the leathern water-bag: (TA:) [in the CK, المالُ القَلِيلُ is erroneously put for المَآءُ القَلِيلُ:] pl. أَشْوَالٌ. (S, O, K.) It is said in a prov., “ مَا ضَرَّ نَابًا شَوْلُهَا المُعَلَّقُ
” (Meyd, TA,) i. e. Her small quantity of water [that is hung upon her does not harm an aged she-camel]: or نَابِى [my aged she-camel]: applied to the case of carrying that which will not harm thee if it be with thee, and will be useful to thee if thou be in want of it: (Meyd:) or applied to him who is enjoined to take the prudent course and to supply himself with travelling-provision though he be going to such provision. (TA.) -A4- And Light, active, or agile; syn. خَفِيفٌ: (K:) so in the M. (TA.) [See also the next paragraph.]
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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