عيل doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 6 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.

• عَالَ Form 1

  1 عَالَ ذ , aor. يَعِيلُ, inf. n. عَيْلَةٌ (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K) [afterwards said in the K to be the subst. from this verb] and عُيُولٌ (S, O, K) and عِيُولٌ (TA) and عَيْلٌ and مَعِيلٌ; (K;) and عال, aor. يَعُولُ; (Ks, TA…

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• عيّل Form 2

  2 عيّل ذ as intrans.: see 4; and see also 1 in art. عول, fourth sentence. -A2- عيّل عيَالَهُ He neglected his family, or household: (TA, and K in art. عول:) or تَعْيِيلٌ signifies the feeding badly. (S, O.) See also 2 in…

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• عَيِّلٌ

  عَيِّلٌ ذ : see عِيَالٌ, in two places.…

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• عِيلٌ

  عِيلٌ ذ : see عَيْلَةٌ: -A2- and see also عَائِلٌ.…

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• عَيَلٌ

  عَيَلٌ ذ The propounding of one's narration, and talk, to him who does not desire it and whom it does not concern; (O, K;) [and so, app., ; for it is said that] this is what is meant in the saying of the Prophet, إِنَّ م…

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• عَيِّلٌ

  عَيِّلٌ ذ , originally of the measure فَيْعِلٌ: (ISd, TA in art. عول:) see عِيَالٌ, in two places, in art. عول. -A2- See also عَائِلٌ. -A3- And see مُعِيلٌ: and عَيَّالٌ.…

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