اِعْرَوْرَفَ

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اِعْرَوْرَفَ He had a mane (عُرْف).
2 اعرورف الفَرَسَ He mounted upon the mane (عُرْف) of the horse. (O, K. [In the CK, والفَرَسُ عَلا عُرْفُهُ is erroneously put for وَالفَرَسَ عَلَا عَلَى عُرْفِهِ.])
3 And اعرورف He rose upon the أَعْرَاف [pl. of عُرْفٌ, and app. here meaning the wall between Paradise and Hell: probably used in this sense in a trad.].
4 Said of the sea, Its waves became high, like the عُرْف [or mane]: and in like manner said of the torrent, It became heapy and high.
5 Said of blood, It had froth like the عُرْف [or mane].
6 Said of palm-trees (نَخْل), They became dense, and luxuriant, or abundant, or thickly intermixed, like the عُرْف [or mane] of the hyena.
7 And, said of a man, He prepared himself for evil, or mischief, and raised his head, or stretched forth his neck, for that purpose. [See also 12 in art. عزف.]

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