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ذيّر

Root: ذير

Form: 2

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ذيّرII , Verbal.Noun تَذْيِيرٌ, He smeared a she-camel's teats with ذِيَار, in order that the young one might not suck her.
2 And ذيّر النَّاقَةَ He bound the she-camel's udder with a صِرَار [q. v.], in order that the pieces of wood bound upon her udder to prevent her young one from sucking her might not make any impression upon her. [But see ذِيَارٌ, which indicates that the true meaning is, He smeared the she-camel's teats with ذِيَار in order that the pieces of wood above mentioned might not make any impression upon them.]
3 ذُيِّرَ فُوهُ, Verbal.Noun تَذْيِيرٌ, His teeth became black.
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