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أَبْظَرُ

Root: بظر

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أَبْظَرُ A man uncircumcised. And the fem., بَظْرَآءُ, A woman, or a female slave, having a بَظْر; or having a long بَظْر: or a woman uncircumcised: pl. بُظْرٌ. يَا ٱبْنَ البَظْرَآءِ O son of the uncircumcised woman! is an expression of contumely.
2 A man having what is termed a بُظَارَة in his upper lip; [i. e.] having a حِثْرِمَة somewhat long; (S in art. حثرم;) having a long and projecting upper lip, with a protuberance in the middle of it.
3 Accord. to some, Clamorous; long-tongued. [See بِظْرِيرٌ.]
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