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غُبَارٌ

Root: غبر

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غُبَارٌ and غَبَرَةٌ signify the same, as also غُبْرَةٌ ; i. e. Dust; syn. رَهَجٌ: or the first, dust raised and spreading: or what remains of dust raised and spreading: and the second, the moving to and fro of dust.
2 You say طَلَبَ فُلَانًا فَمَا شَقَّ غُبَارَهُ [He pursued after such a one but did not cleave his dust;] i. e., he did not overtake him. And مَا يُشَقُّ غُبَارُهُ, and مَا يُحَطُّ غُبَارُهُ, He is not to be outgone, outstripped, or got before. [See also بَاعَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى بَيْعِ فُلَانٍ, in art. بيع.]
3 لَا غُبَارَ عَلَيْهِ [There is no dust upon it; meaning, it is clear, or perspicuous, or free from obscurity; like the saying لَا عَفَرَ فِيهِ, or لَا عَفْرَ لَهُ].
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