أَصْرَرَ

Root: صر

Form: 4

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أَصْرَرَIV see 1, latter part, in three places.

def.2 اصرّ عَلَيْهِ, Verbal.Noun إِصْرَارٌ, He persevered, or persisted, in it; or kept to it perseveringly. You say, اصرّ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ He persevered, or persisted, in doing it. And اصرّ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ He persevered, or persisted, in the crime, sin, or act of disobedience. The verb is used in this sense when its object is evil, or crime, or the like.
2 And He determined, resolved, or decided, upon it. You say, اصرّ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ He determined, resolved, or decided, upon going on in doing it, and not turning back.
3 اصرّ يَعْدُو He hastened somewhat in running: (M, K: [in the CK, for أَصَرَّ يَعْدُو أَسْرَعَ, is put اَصَرَّ بَعُدَ وَاَسْرَعَ:]) accord. to A 'Obeyd, the verb in this sense is أَضَرَّ; but Et-Toosee asserts that this is a mistranscription.

def.3 اصرّالسُّنْبُلُ The ears of corn became such as are termed صَرَر [q. v.]: [or] accord. to ISh, one says, اصرّ الزَّرْعُ, Verbal.Noun إِصْرَارٌ, meaning The seed-produce [i. e. corn] put forth the extremities of its awn, before its ears had become developed.

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