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تبقّر

Root: بقر

Form: 5

Full Definition

تبقّرV It became ripped open; as also and .
2 It became open.
3 And i. q. توسّع; as also . So in the phrase تبقّر فِى العِلْمِ [He enlarged himself, or took a wide range, in science, or knowledge]; and بَقَرَ العِلْمَ, Verbal.Noun بَقْرٌ, signifies the same. And so in the phrase تبقّر فِى المَالِ, and فى الأَهْلِ, i. e., He enlarged himself, or he became, or made himself, large, or abundant, in wealth, or camels or the like, and in family; as explained by As. You say also, تبقّر الكَلَامَ, [meaning فِى الكَلَامِ,] i. e., He was diffuse, or profuse, in speech; syn. تَفَتَّقَ بِهِ.
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