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شَرِقٌ

Root: شرق

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شَرِقٌ A place bright by reason of the sun's shining upon it; as also مُشْرِقٌ .
2 A man choked with his spittle, or with water, or the like.
3 A plant, or herbage, having plentiful irrigation; or flourishing and fresh, or juicy, by reason of plentiful irrigation; syn. رَيَّانُ.
4 A garment, or piece of cloth, red; that is glutted, or saturated, [so I render اَلَّذِى شَرِقَ,] with dye: and شَرِقٌ بِالجَادِىِّ applied to a garment, or piece of cloth, [app. signifies glutted, or saturated, with the dye of saffron: see also مُشَرَّقٌ, and see 4.] One says also صَرِيعٌ شَرِقٌ بِدَمِهِ [Prostrated,] dyed with his blood.
5 Flesh-meat that is red, having no grease, or gravy.
6 A thing intensely red, with blood, or with a beautiful red colour.
7 And A thing mixed, commingled, or blended.
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