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مِعْقَرٌ

Root: عقر

Full Definition

مِعْقَرٌ and مِعْقَارٌ and مُعْقِرٌ and عُقَرٌ and عُقَرَةٌ and عَاقُورٌ , applied to the saddle of a horse and that of a camel, That galls the back; i. e., that usually galls the back: if it galls it but once it is only termed عَاقِرٌ .
2 Also مِعْقَرٌ and عُقَرٌ and عُقَرَةٌ A man who galls the backs of camels by fatiguing them with labour, or by urging them much in a journey.
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