أَخْدَرِىٌّ
Root: خدر
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أَخْدَرِىٌّ
A wild ass: so called from a certain stallion named الأَخْدَرُ: some say, this was a horse, belonging to Ardasheer, that became wild: and some say that he was an ass: or so called in relation to El-'Irák, but ISd says, I know not how this is: the pl. is أَخْدَرِيَّاتٌ; and بَنَاتُ is used as a pl.; and [in like manner] بنات الأَخْدَرِىِّ means the [wild] she-asses. (TA in art. بنى.)
2 الأَخْدَرِيَّةُ A certain race of horses: so called from a stallion named أَخْدَرُ.
2 الأَخْدَرِيَّةُ A certain race of horses: so called from a stallion named أَخْدَرُ.
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