Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مُعْطِرٌ

Root: عطر

Full Definition

مُعْطِرٌ [or مُعْطَرٌ is the correct form, pass. part. n. of أَعْطَرَ, and agreeable with the pl. in two copies of the S,] A beautiful she-camel, as though there were a dye upon her fur by reason of her beauty: or strong and beautiful; as also مِعْطَارٌ : pl. of the former مُعْطِرَاتٌ, or مُعْطَرَاتٌ, meaning fat: or red, as though dyed.
2 مُعْطِرَةٌ [or مُعْطَرَةٌ] A red she-goat.
3 See also عَطِرٌ.


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