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حَضَرٌ

Root: حضر

Full Definition

حَضَرٌ : see حَضْرَةٌ.

def.2 Also, and حَاضِرَةٌ and حَضْرَةٌ and and حَضَارَةٌ , [or the last two are app. only inf. ns. of حَضَرَ as contr. of بَدَا,] A region, district, or tract, of cities, towns, or villages, and of cultivated land; contr. of بَدْوٌ and بَادِيَةٌ: pl. [of the second] حَوَاضِرُ. You say, هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الحَضَرِ and and الحَوَاضِرِ He is of the people of the region, or regions, &c., of cities, towns, or villages, and of cultivated land; contr. of مِنْ أَهْلِ البَادِيَةِ.
2 And the first signifies also Residence at home; contr. of سَفَرٌ. (M and K in art. سفر.)
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