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سَعِرٌ

Root: سعر

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سَعِرٌ Mad, insane, or possessed by a demon: and so ↓مَسْعُورَةٌ applied to a she-camel: or the latter, so applied, that will not remain still; from سُعُرٌ meaning “ madness, or insanity, or demoniacal possession: ” [See also مِسْعَرٌ:] the pl. of سَعِرٌ is سَعْرَى.
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