Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

المُسْتَمَرِّ

Root: مر

Full Definition

المُسْتَمَرِّ , with fet-h to the second م, Strong in altercation, not weary of labouring or striving. A'Obeyd cites the following verse: وَجَدْتَنِى أَلْوَى بَعِيدَ المُسْتَمَرْ أَحْمِلُ مَا حُمِّلْتُ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَشَرْ [Thou findest me very contentious, strong in altercation, not weary of labouring or striving, bearing what is imposed on me of good and evil]. IB says, that this rejez is commonly ascribed to 'Amr Ibn-'Ás, but it is said to be quoted by him from Artáh Ibn-Suheiyeh: Sgh says, that it is ascribed to El-'Ajjáj, but is not his; and to En-Nejáshee El-Hárithee; and Aboo-Mohammad ElAarábee says, that it is by Musáwir Ibn-Hind.


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