بُورٌ
Root: بور
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بُورٌ
A bad, or corrupt, man; and one in a state of perdition; in whom is no good; originally an Verbal.Noun, and [therefore, as an epithet,] applied also to a female, and to two persons, and more: [but see what here follows:]
بَائِرٌ , also, signifies bad, or corrupt; destitute of good; a man in a state of perdition; and its pl., or rather quasi-pl., is
, like as نَوْمٌ is of نَائِمٌ, and صَوْمٌ of صَائِمٌ; and another pl. of the same is بُورٌ, like as حُولٌ is of حَائِلٌ, or, accord. to some, as Akh states, this is a dial. var., not a pl., of بَائِرٌ.
2 See also بَوْرٌ, in three places.
def.2 إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى حُورٍ وَ بُورٍ (A, TA [but in the latter, جور is put for حَور]) Verily they are in a state of deficiency, or detriment. See also بَائِرٌ. [And see حَوْرٌ.] You say also, الحَوارِ وَ ذَهَبَ فُلَانٌ فِى Such a one went away in a defective and bad state. (L, TA in art. حور.)
2 See also بَوْرٌ, in three places.
def.2 إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى حُورٍ وَ بُورٍ (A, TA [but in the latter, جور is put for حَور]) Verily they are in a state of deficiency, or detriment. See also بَائِرٌ. [And see حَوْرٌ.] You say also, الحَوارِ وَ ذَهَبَ فُلَانٌ فِى Such a one went away in a defective and bad state. (L, TA in art. حور.)
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