 in the fall a star of rain watered it and it hung down and did not bury itself. aliraqi 1 made it a name for the time. he called it autumn because the fruits ripened in it. among those who called it rain was alhutayah who said and mentioned a woman
فى خريف سقاه نوء من الدا وتدلى ولم يوار العراقى ١ فجعله اسما للزمان. وسماه خريفا لاختراف الثمار فيه. وممن جعله المطر الحطيئة قال وذكر امرأة