نَظْرَةٌ

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نَظْرَةٌ A look: a quick look or glance: pl. نَظَرَاتٌ. Hence the trad., لَا تُتْبِعِ النَّطْرَةَ النَّظْرَةَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ الأُوْلَى وَلَيْسَتْ لَكَ الآخِرَةُ [Thou shalt not make a look to follow a look; for the former is thine or right, lad the latter is not thine: i. e., when thou hast once looked at anything forbidden, unintentionally, thou shalt not look at it a second time]. And the saying of a certain wise man, مَنْ لَمْ تَعْمَلْ نَظْرَتُهُ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ لِسَانُهُ [He whose look does not produce an effect, his tongue does not produce an effect]; meaning, that he who is not restrained from a fault or offence by being looked at is not restrained by speech.
2 A stroke of an [evil] eye: a stroke of an [evil] eye by which one is affected from the jinn's looking at him; as also سَفْعَةٌ: or a touch, or a slight taint or infection of insanity. (طَائِفٌ,) from the jinn: or a swoon.
3 An alteration of the body or complexion by emaciation or hunger or travel &c.
4 Foulness; ugliness: evilness; or badness, of form or appearance; a fault: a defect; an imperfection.
5 Reverence, veneration, awe, or fear,
6 Compassion, pity, merry.

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