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ظِئَارٌ

Root: ظأر

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ظِئَارٌ A غِمَامَة [q. v.] that is put into the nose of a she-camel to make her to incline to, or affect, the young one of another, in order that she may not perceive the smell of her young one. [See also 1.]
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