Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

جُرَازٌ

Root: جرز

Full Definition

جُرَازٌ , applied to a sword, Cutting, or sharp: or cutting much, or very sharp: or penetrating: or that cuts off utterly, or entirely.
2 Hence you say of a she-camel, likening her to such a sword, إِنَّهَا لَجُرَازٌ لِلشَّجَرِ Verily she is one that eats and breaks the trees. See also جَرُوزٌ.


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