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غَرَّهُ

Root: غر

Form: 1

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غَرَّهُI , Present.T يَغُرُّ, Verbal.Noun غُرُورٌ and غَرٌّ, which latter is preferable to the former, [though less common,] because the Verbal.Noun of a trans. verb is scarcely ever of the measure فُعُولٌ, and غِرَّةٌ and غَرَرٌ, He deceived him; beguiled him; made him to desire what was vain, or false. You say غَرَّتْهُ الدُّنْيَا The world deceived him, or beguiled him, by its finery, or show, or pomp. It is said in the Kur [lxxxii. 6], مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ What hath deceived thee, and led thee into error, so that thou hast neglected what was incumbent on thee to thy Lord? or what hath deceived thee respecting thy Lord, and induced thee to disobey Him, and to feel secure from his punishment? or what hath deceived thee, and emboldened thee to disobey thy Lord? (Bd. [But see بِ as syn. with عَنْ.]) مَا غَرَّكَ بِفُلَانٍ signifies [What hath deceived thee, and emboldened thee against such a one? or] how is it that thou art emboldened against such a one? [See also 4.] And مَنْ غَرَّكَ بِفُلَانٍ, and مِنْ فُلَانٍ, Who hath made thee to pursue a course without being rightly directed, or a course not plain, (مَنْ أَوْطَأَكَ عُشْوَةً, S, TA,) with respect to such a one, or with respect to the case of such a one? [Also غُرَّ مِنْ فُلَانٍ, i. e. غُرَّ غُرُورًا صَادِرًا مِنْ فُلَانٍ, He was deceived by such a one; he was deceived with deceit proceeding from such a one. See غَرِيرٌ, as syn. with مَغْرُورٌ.] And غَرَّ فُلَانٌ فُلَانًا Such a one exposed such a one to perdition or destruction [app. by deceiving him]. Also Such a one acted with such a one in a manner resembling the slaying with the edge of the sword. (TA. [See 3 in art. عطو.])

def.2 غَرَّ فَرْخَهُ, Present.T غَرُرَ Verbal.Noun غَرٌّ and غِرَارٌ, (O, K, [or the latter is Verbal.Noun of غَارَّ only,]) It fed its young one with its bill: and أُنْثَاهُ, Verbal.Noun غِرَارٌ or مُغَارَّةٌ, he (the [collared turtle-dove called] قُمْرِىّ) fed his female with his bill.
2 Hence, in a trad., كَانَ يَغُرُّ عَلِيًّا بِالعِلْمِ He used to nourish 'Alee with knowledge like as the bird feeds its young one. And one says, غُرَّ فُلَانٌ مِنَ العِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يُغَرُّهُ غَيْرُهُ Such a one has been nourished, and instructed, with that wherewith other than he has not been nourished, and instructed, of knowledge.

def.3 غَرَّ, Present.T يَغِرُّ, with kesr; or غَرَّ, see. pers. غَرِرْتَ, Present.T يَغَرُّ; Verbal.Noun غَرَارَةٌ; He was inexperienced in affairs; he was ignorant of affairs; negligent, or heedless, of them. You say كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِى غَرَارَتِى وَحَدَاثَتِى, i. e. فِى غِرَّتِى, That was in [the time of] my inexperience and youth. [See also 8.]
2 And غَرَّ, see. pers. غَررْتَ, Present.T يَغَرُّ, with fet-h, Verbal.Noun غَرَارَةٌ, He acted in a youthful or childish manner: or he so acted after having soundness of judgment, produced by experience. But this is at variance with what J cites from Fr, in art. شد, that the Present.T of an intrans. verb of this class of the measure فَعَلَ, should be of the measure يَفْعِلُ, with kesr to the ع.

def.4 غَرَّ, in one place written by IAar غَرِرَ, to show that it is of the measure فَعِلَ, and that the sec. pers. is غَرِرْتَ, Present.T يَغَرُّ, Verbal.Noun غَرَرٌ and غُرَّةٌ, or the latter, as ISd thinks, is not an Verbal.Noun, but a subst., and غَراَرَةٌ, He had what is termed a غُرَّة upon his forehead: it had what is so termed: it became white.
2 غَرَّ, Present.T يَغَرُّ, He became eminent, or noble.
3 And غُرَّةٌ signifies also A grape-vine's quickly becoming tall.

def.5 See also R. Q. 1.

def.6 غَرَّ عَلَيْهِ المَآءَ He poured upon him, or it, the water: like قَرَّ. And غُرَّ فِى حَوْضِكَ Pour thou into thy watering-trough. And غُرَّ فِى سِقَائِكَ Fill thou thy skin by putting it into the water and throwing the water into it with thy hand, not abstaining until thou fillest it: thus as related by Az accord. to the usage of the desert-Arabs.
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