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شَاْعَرَ

Root: شعر

Form: 3

Full Definition

شَاْعَرَIII شَاعَرَهُ , Present.T of the latter ـَ that is with fet-h, accord. to Ks, who holds it to be thus even in this case, where superiority is signified, on account of the faucial letter; or, accord. to most, ـُ agreeably with the general rule; He vied, or contended, with him in poetry, and he surpassed him therein.

def.2 And شاعرهُ, and شاعرها, and , He slept with him, and with her, (نَاوَمَهُ, S, and نَامَ مَعَهَا, Msb, K, or ضَاجَعَهَا, A,) in one شِعَار [or innermost garment].

def.3 [Reiske, as mentioned by Freytag, explains شاعر as signifying also Tractavit, prensavit, vellicavit: but without naming any authority.]


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