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خَرَّ

Root: خر

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خَرَّI , Present.T خَرِرَ and خَرُرَ [the latter of which is anomalous,] Verbal.Noun خَرِيرٌ, It sounded; [i. e., murmured; rumbled; or gurgled;] as also , Verbal.Noun خَرْخَرَةٌ: or خَرَّ, Present.T خَرِرَ Verbal.Noun خَرٌّ, it ran vehemently [so as to make a noise: as used in the present day, it ran, flowed, or trickled down; and leaked, or oozed, out: and also it ran so as to make a murmuring, or similar, sound]: and خُرَّ it was made to run: And خَرَّتْ, Present.T خَرِرَ and خَرُرَ Verbal.Noun خَرِيرٌ, It (the wind, الرِّيحُ) sounded; [i. e., murmured; rumbled; or rustled;] among reeds or canes; as also , Verbal.Noun as above: or the latter signifies it made a quick خَرِير [or rustling] among reeds or canes or the like. Also It (an eagle, عُقَاب) made a rustling (حَفِيف) with its wings, in flying. And خَرَّ, Verbal.Noun خَرِيرٌ, He snored, or made a sound in breathing; as also , Verbal.Noun خَرْخَرَةٌ: and the latter, Verbal.Noun as above, has the same signification when said of a leopard in his sleep; as also the former, Verbal.Noun as above; and when said of a cat; as also the former, Verbal.Noun خُرُورٌ (so in the CK and in a MS. copy of the K, but in the text of the K in the TA, خَرُورٌ,) and خَرِيرٌ; [i. e. he made a loud purring in his sleep;] and it is likewise significant of the sound, or sounds, made by a person suffering strangulation. (S, TA: but of the verb applied in this last manner, only the Verbal.Noun, خَرْخَرَةٌ, is mentioned.) And خَرَّ, Present.T خَرُرَ It made a sound in its descent.
2 [Hence,] خَرَّ, Present.T خَرِرَ and خَرُرَ the latter of which is anomalous, Verbal.Noun خُرُورٌ and خَرٌّ, He, or it, fell, or fell down: originally, he, or it, fell, making a sound to be heard at the same time: afterwards used in the sense of falling absolutely: you say خَرَّ البِنَآءُ The building fell down: and خَرَّ لِلّٰهِ سَاجِدًا He fell down prostrating himself to God: or خَرَّ signifies He, or it, fell from a high to a low place: so in the Kur [xxii. 32], فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّمِنَ السَّمَآءِ [He is as though he fell from the shy]. And خَرُّوا لِأَذْقَانِهِمْ, Verbal.Noun خُرُورٌ, [They fell down prostrate, with their chins to the ground: see the Kur xvii. 108 and 109:] [whence the saying,] عَصَفَتْ رِيحُ فَخَرَّتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلْأَذْقَانِ [A wind blew violently, so that the trees fell, or bent themselves, down to the ground].
3 You say also, خَرَّ, Verbal.Noun خَرٌّ, meaning He died: because a man, when he dies, falls down. In the Kur xxxiv. 13, it may mean He died, or he fell down.
4 Also (خَرَّ) He stumbled after going right.
5 And خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ His sins fell; [or fell from him; q. d. fell to the ground;] went away; or departed.
6 And خَرَّ مِنَ الجَبَلِ, Verbal.Noun خُرُورٌ, He, and it, rolled down from the mountain.
7 And الأَعْرَابُ يَخِرُّونَ مِنَ البَوَادِى القُرَى The Arabs of the desert come down, or descend, from the deserts to the towns or villages.
8 And خَرُّوا عَلَيْنَا, Verbal.Noun خَرٌّ, They came upon us suddenly, or unawares, from a place unknown.
9 And خَرُّوا They came from one town, or country, or the like, to another.
10 And They passed along, or away, or by.
11 خَرَرْتَ عَنْ يَدَيْكَ, or مِنْ يَدَيْكِ, is a metonymical phrase, well known, meaning Mayest thou be confounded and stupified by shame; or, so as to be speechless and motionless: خررت [properly] signifying سَقَطْتَ. (TA in the present art. and in art. ارب.)
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