حَزْرَةُ
Root: حزر
Full Definition
حَزْرَةُ
The better, or best, of cattle or other property; as also
المالِ: or the latter signifies property to which the heart clings: the term حزرة is applied alike to what is masc. and what is fem.: the pl. is حَزَرَاتٌ and حَزْرَاتٌ, as though the sing. were an epithet: it is applied to the better or best of property because the owner of such property always, when he sees it, computes its quantity or number in his mind: accord. to Aboo-Sa'eed, حَزَرَاتُ الأَمْوَالِ signifies those kinds of property which their owners love: accord. to AO, choice kinds of property. You say also, هٰذَا حَزْرَةُ نَفْسِى, meaning This is the best of what I have: and of such property the collector of the poor-rate is forbidden to take. Also, هِىَ حَزْرَةُ قَلْبِهِ
It is the choice thing of his heart.
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