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غَائِرَةٌ

Root: غور

Full Definition

غَائِرَةٌ i. q. قَائِلَةٌ [app. as syn. with قَيْلُولَةٌ, i. e. A sleeping in the middle of the day; though the primary signification of قَائِلَةٌ is that which here next follows]; as also .
2 And The middle of the day [itself].
3 And one says, بُنِىَ هٰذَا البَيْتُ عَلَى غَائِرَةِ الشَّمْسِ, meaning [This house, or tent, was, or has been, built, or set up,] facing the place of sunrise.
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