صَارٍ
Root: صرى
Full Definition
صَارٍ
[act. part. n. of صَرَى: as such signifying] Guarding or preserving [&c.], or a guarder or preserver [&c.].
2 [Hence,] A sailor: because he guards, or preserves, the ship: pl. صُرَّآءٌ and pl. pl. صَرَارِىُّ and صَرَارِيُّونَ. (M, K. [But see صَرَارِىٌّ in art. صر.])
3 Also [said to signify] The transverse piece of wood in the middle of the ship: [but] IAth says that it is the دَقَل [i. e. mast] of the ship, which is set up in the middle thereof, and upon which is the شِرَاع [or sail: it is now commonly called صَارِيَةٌ and سَارِيَةٌ: both of which are also sometimes applied to a column]: pl. صَوَارٍ.
2 [Hence,] A sailor: because he guards, or preserves, the ship: pl. صُرَّآءٌ and pl. pl. صَرَارِىُّ and صَرَارِيُّونَ. (M, K. [But see صَرَارِىٌّ in art. صر.])
3 Also [said to signify] The transverse piece of wood in the middle of the ship: [but] IAth says that it is the دَقَل [i. e. mast] of the ship, which is set up in the middle thereof, and upon which is the شِرَاع [or sail: it is now commonly called صَارِيَةٌ and سَارِيَةٌ: both of which are also sometimes applied to a column]: pl. صَوَارٍ.
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