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مُرِدٌّ

Root: رد

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مُرِدٌّ A ewe or she-goat or other animal secreting milk in her udder before bringing forth: or a she-camel having her udder shining, and infused with milk; as also مُرْمِدٌ: and any female near to bringing forth, and having her belly and udder large. And A she-camel having her udder and vulva inflated, or swollen, in consequence of her lying upon moist ground: or whose vulva is swollen in consequence of lust for the stallion: or having her أَرْفَاغ [or groins, or inguinal creases, or the like], or her udder, and her vulva, swollen in consequence of drinking much water: and a he-camel, and a she-camel, heavy from drinking much water: pl. مَرَادُّ.
2 Also, [app. from the first of the meanings explained in this paragraph,] A man who has been long without a wife, or absent from his home, and whose seminal fluid has in consequence returned into his back; as also مَرْدُودٌ . And [hence,] Very libidinous; applied to a man. And [Swollen with anger; see 4: or] angry. One says, جَآءَ فُلَانٌ مُرِدَّ الوَجْهِ Such a one came angry [in countenance].
3 Also A sea tumultuous with waves; syn. مَوَّاجٌ: having many waves: or having much water.
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