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دِقْرَارَةٌ

Root: دقر

Full Definition

دِقْرَارَةٌ : see دِقْرَارٌ.
2 Also, A short man: as though likened to the short drawers above mentioned: pl. as above.

def.2 Also A calamity; a misfortune: pl. as above.
2 And An alominable lie: foul language: calumny; slander: forgery of tales. You say فُلَانٌ يَفْتَرِى الدَّقَارِيرَ Such a one forges lies, or abominable lies, and foul language.
3 Also Contrariety; opposition; and so : and contention, or altercation, that wearies one: pl. as above.
4 And An evil, or a bad, habit: pl. as above. It is related in a trad. of 'Omar, that he said to his freedman Aslam, who was a Bejáwee slave, أَخَذَتْكَ دِقْرَارَةٌ أَهْلِكَ The evil habit of thy family, or people, which was deviation from the truth, and acting falsely, hath come upon thee.
5 Also A calumniator; a slanderer: as though meaning ذُو دِقْرَارَةِ, i. e., ذُو نَمِيمَةٍ: pl. as above.
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