شُفَارِىٌّ
Root: شفر
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شُفَارِىٌّ
A jerboa having hair upon its ears: or having large ears: or having long ears, and bare toes, [in the CK, for العَارِى البَرَاثِنِ, which is evidently the right reading, we find العالى البراثن,] not quickly overtaken: it is [of] a species of jerboa called
ضَأْنُ اليَرَابِيعِ, the fattest and the best, with ears somewhat long: or having long legs, and soft and fat flesh: it is said that it has a nail in the middle of its shank. (TA. [See تَدْمُرِىٌّ.])
2 ضَبٌّ شُفَارِىٌّ A long and bulky [lizard of the kind called] ضبّ.
3 أُذُنٌ شُفَارِيَّةٌ (as also شُرَافِيَّةٌ [q. v.], TA) A large ear: or a bulky ear: or a long ear: or a broad ear, soft in the upper part: or an ear having much hair and fur.
2 ضَبٌّ شُفَارِىٌّ A long and bulky [lizard of the kind called] ضبّ.
3 أُذُنٌ شُفَارِيَّةٌ (as also شُرَافِيَّةٌ [q. v.], TA) A large ear: or a bulky ear: or a long ear: or a broad ear, soft in the upper part: or an ear having much hair and fur.
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