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عَرًى

Root: عرى

Full Definition

عَرًى A hard and elevated, or an elevated and plain, part, or tract, of the earth, that is apparent, or open: pl. أَعْرَآءٌ. [عَرَآءٌ, also, has a similar meaning, and the same pl.]
2 And i. q. حَائِطٌ [A wall; or a wall of enclosure; or one that surrounds a garden: or a garden, in general; or a garden of palm-trees, surrounded by a wall].
3 See also عَرًا in art. عرو: and in the same paragraph see its syn. عَرَاةٌ.
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