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زِرَّةٌ

Root: زر

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زِرَّةٌ The mark left by a bite: or, as some say, a bite itself. And A wound with the edge of a sword.

def.2 J says, When camels are fat, you say, بِهَا زِرَّةٌ: but this is a mistake for بَهَا زِرَةٌ, which is pl. of بُهْزُورَةٌ. (TA in art. بهزر.)
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