سَعْرٌ

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سَعْرٌ A vehement shooting or throwing: [or a burning, painful shooting; as is indicated in the S:] one says ضَرْبٌ هَبْرٌ وَ طَعْنٌ نَتْرٌ وَرَمْىٌ سَعْرٌ [a smiting that cleaves off a piece of flesh, and a piercing inflicted with extraordinary force, and a burning, painful shooting]. It is said in a trad. of 'Alee, اِضْرِبُوا هَبْرًا وَٱرْمُوا سَعْرًا [Smite ye so as to cleave off a piece of flesh, and] shoot ye quickly: the shooting being thus likened to the burning of fire.

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