عَيْرَانٌ
Root: عير
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عَيْرَانٌ
applied to a he-camel, and عَيْرَانَةٌ applied to a she-camel, Resembling the [wild] ass (العَيْر) in quickness and briskness: or the latter, swift, with briskness; so termed because of her frequent going round about [or to and fro], rather than as being likened to the [wild] ass: and also hard, or hardy.
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