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تِير

Root: تير

Full Definition

تِير A beam between two walls: (K: [in which this word, with the art. ال is explained by الجَائِزُ بَيْنَ الحَائِطِينَ: in the M, الحَاجِزُ بين الحائطين, i. e. a partition between two gardens, or walled gardens of palm-trees: the former I regard as the right reading ; for it expresses a well-known meaning of تِير in Persian; and it is said that تِيرٌ is] a Persian word, arabicized.

def.2 Vanity, or a fond opinion of oneself, and pride.


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