مَقِرَ
Root: مقر
Form: 1
Full Definition
مَقِرَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun مَقَرٌ, It was, or became, bitter; as also
, Verbal.Noun إِمْقَارٌ: or sour, or acid: and
, said of milk, it became almost bitter, by reason of its quality of biting the tongue: or lost its [proper] flavour by becoming intensely sour or acid.
def.2 مَقَرَ عُنُقَهَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun مَقْرٌ, He bruised his neck: or beat it with a staff or stick, so as to break the bone in pieces, leaving the skin whole.
2 And hence, مَقَرَ السَّمَكَةَ المَالِحَةَ He macerated the salt fish in vinegar; as also . And in like manner you say of anything that you macerate.
def.2 مَقَرَ عُنُقَهَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun مَقْرٌ, He bruised his neck: or beat it with a staff or stick, so as to break the bone in pieces, leaving the skin whole.
2 And hence, مَقَرَ السَّمَكَةَ المَالِحَةَ He macerated the salt fish in vinegar; as also . And in like manner you say of anything that you macerate.
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