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عَقِرٌ

Root: عقر

Full Definition

عَقِرٌ : fem. عَقِرَةٌ: see the latter voce عَقِيرٌ:

def.2 and see عَاقِرٌ.

def.3 نَاقَةٌ عَقِرَةٌ, accord. to the K, A she-camel that will not drink save from fear: but accord. to IAar [and the S and O], that will not drink save from the عُقْر of the trough, or tank; and أَزِيَةٌ signifies one “ that will not drink save from its إِزَآء, ” i. e. “ from its fore part. ”
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