نَخَرَ
Root: نخر
Form: 1
Full Definition
نَخَرَI
, Present.T
ـُ and
ـِ Verbal.Noun نَخِيرٌ, and نَخْرٌ, said of a horse, and of an ass, and of a man, [He snorted; and he snored;] he made a sound, or noise, with the nose; he made a sound, or noise, from his nose; he prolonged the breath from the
خَيَاشِيم [or air-passages of the nose]; he made a sound, or noise, from his
خياشيم, as though it were a musical note issuing convulsively; he uttered a prolonged sound, or noise, from his
خياشيم: the sound which horses make, termed نَخِيرٌ, is from the nostrils; that termed شَخِيرٌ, from the mouth; and that termed كَرِيرٌ, from the chest. (As, in TA, art. شخر.) You also say of a woman نَخَرَتْ, Present.T
ـُ and
ـِ or
ـَ meaning, She made the same noise, [i. e., she snorted,] in the act of concubitus, as though she were possessed.
def.2 نَخِرَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun نَخَرٌ, It became old and wasted and crumbling; it became old and wasted and soft, crumbling when touched.
def.2 نَخِرَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun نَخَرٌ, It became old and wasted and crumbling; it became old and wasted and soft, crumbling when touched.
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