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شَرِىٌّ

Root: شرى

Full Definition

شَرِىٌّ Sold: and also bought: applied in this sense to a male slave; and شَرِيَّةٌ to a female slave.
2 Also A horse that persists, or perseveres, in his pace, or going: or that exceeds the usual bounds therein, and goes on without languor: or a choice horse: or an excellent, choice horse.
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