جَعارِ

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جَعارِ , like قَطَامِ, indecl., with kesr for its termination, because it deviates from its original form, which is جَاعِرَةٌ, and is of the fem. gender, and has the quality of an epithet in which that of a subst. is predominant, so that the thing to which it applies is known by it like as it is known by its proper name; and as it is prevented from being perfectly decl. by two causes, it must be indecl. by reason of three; as we also say with respect to حَلَاقِ, a proper name of death; The she-hyena; a name of that animal because of the abundance of its dung; as also أُمُّ جَعَارِ, and جَيْعَرٌ , and أُمُّ . Hence, أَعْيَثُ مِنْ جَعَارِ [More mischievous than the she-hyena]: a prov. And تِيسِى جَعَارِ Be thou like the he-goat in stupidity, O she-hyena; a prov. applied to a stupid man: (A and TA in art. تيس, q. v.:) or عِيثِى جَعَارِ [Do mischief, O she-hyena]; a prov. used in declaring a thing to be vain, or false. And رُوعِى جَعَارِ وَٱنْظُرِى أَيْنَ المَفْرِ [for المَفِرُّ, Be afraid, O she-hyena, and look where is a place to which to flee]: or رُوغِى [i. e. turn aside, this way and that]: (S and TA in art. روغ:) a prov. applied to him who seeks to escape, and cannot: or with reference to a coward, and his submissiveness. And قُومِى جَعَارِ [Rise, O she-hyena]: said to a woman, in reviling her; likening her to a she-hyena.

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