Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مِغْوَارٌ

Root: غور

Full Definition

مِغْوَارٌ : see مُغِيرٌ.
2 Also A fighting man; and so مُغَاوِرٌ : or the former signifies one who occupies himself much in غَارَات [or raids, or sudden attacks upon enemies, or upon the dwellings of enemies, with armed horsemen, &c., pl. of غَارَةٌ]; as also مُغَاوِرٌ : pl. مَغَاوِيرُ: and مَغَاوِرُ may be a contracted pl. of مِغْوَارٌ or a pl. of مُغَاوِرٌ.


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