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Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry عقل

عَقَلَ(n. ac. عَقْل) a. Bound, tied, tethered. b.(n. ac. عَقْل مَعْقُوْل), Was, became intelligent, rational, reasonable. c. Understood, comprehended. d. [acc. & 'An], Paid bloodmoney, atoned for. e. [La], Renounced (revenge). f.(n. ac. عَقْل عُقُوْل), Kept to the mountainheights (goat). g. [Ila], Took refuge with. h. Was vertical (shadow). i.(n. ac. عَقْل), Collected, exacted (poor-rate). j. Threw down in wrestling. k. Combed (hair). l. [acc. & 'An], Withheld from. m.(n. ac. عَقْل), Astringed, constipated (medicine). n. Set up, raised. عَقِلَ(n. ac. عَقَل) a. Was bow-legged, knock-kneed. b. see supra (b) عَقَّلَa. see I (a) (b), (l) d. Rendered intelligent; considered intelligent. e. Bore grapes (vine). عَاْقَلَa. Vied in understanding with. b. Equalled in value (blood-money). أَعْقَلَa. Deemed, found intelligent, reasonable. تَعَقَّلَa. see I (b)b. Rode cross-legged. c. [Bi & La], Made a stirrup of ( his hands ) for ( another ). تَعَاْقَلَa. Assumed, feigned intelligence. b. Atoned, made compensation for ( the blood of ). إِعْتَقَلَa. see I (a) (j), (l) & V ( b ). e. Bound, imprisoned. f. [pass.], Was bound. عَقْل (pl. عُقُوْل) a. Understanding, intelligence, reason; intellect mind; sense; brain; judgment, discretion; wisdom. b. Fortress, stronghold; refuge, asylum. c. Blood-money. عَقْلَةa. Impediment in speech. عَقْلِيّa. Intellectual; rational, reasonable; mental; metaphysical. عُقْلَة (pl. عُقَل) a. Bond; fetter, shackle. عُقْلَىa. fem. of أَعْقَلُ (b). أَعْقَلُ (pl. عُقْل) a. Knockkneed; bow-legged. b. (pl. عُقَل أَعَاْقِلُ 37), More intelligent &c. مَعْقِل (pl. مَعَاْقِلُ) a. Refuge, asylum; stronghold, fortress. b. High mountain. مَعْقُلَةa. Blood-money, ransom. b. Obligation. عَاْقِل (pl. عُقَّاْل عُقَلَآءُ 43) a. Intelligent, sensible; rational, reasonable; prudent discreet, judicious; wise. b. (pl. عَاْقِلَة), Relatives, relations. kinsmen. c. (pl. عُقَّاْل) [ coll. ], Minister of the Druses. عَاْقِلَة ( pl. reg. & عَوَاْقِلُ) a. fem. of عَاْقِل (a). b. Understanding; sense, judgment. عِقَاْل (pl. عُقُل) a. Footrope, tether. b. [ coll. ], Headband, fillet. c. (pl. عُقْل عُقُل 10), Tax, tribute; poor-rate. d. Ransom ( paid in kind ). عَقِيْلَة (pl. عَقَاْئِلُ) a. Modest, retiring woman; kept in seclusion ( woman ). b. The best, the choice of. عَقُوْلa. Intelligent; wise, prudent. عَاْقُوْل (pl. عَوَاْقِيْلُ) a. Bend, curve, sweep, winding; intricacy; complication difficulty. b. Trackless, pathless region; desert. N. P. عَقڤلَa. Understood; intelligible, comprehensible. b. see I (a) N. Ac. إِعْتَقَلَa. see 1t مِعْقَيْلَة a. [ coll. ], Hooked stick, crook. عَقِيْلَة البَحْر a. Pearl. عِلْم المَعْقُوْلَات a. Metaphysics.