Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

الفَارُ

Root: فور

Full Definition

الفَارُ The muscles of a man: also mentioned in art. فأرِ, as written with ء. أَبْرِزْ نَارَكَ وَإِنْ هَزَلْتَ فَارَكَ [Put forth thy fire, that passengers may see it and be attracted by it, though thou make lean thy muscles,] is a saying meaning give food though thou injure thy body [by doing so].

def.2 See also فَأْرٌ , in art. فأر.


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