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طَرَأَ

Root: طرأ

Form: 1

Full Definition

طَرَأَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun طُرُوْءٌ and طَرْءٌ, He came to them from a place; or from a distant place, unexpectedly: or he came forth upon them from a place, or from a distant place, unexpectedly, or from another country, or territory, or town, or the like: or he came to them without their knowledge: or he came forth upon them from an opening, or a wide, open tract: the original word is [said to be] دَرَأَ [q. v.: see also طَرَا, in art. طرو]. And طَرَأَ, said of a thing, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun طران [app. طَرَآنٌ], It came, came to pass, happened, or occurred, unexpectedly. It is said in a trad., طَرَأَ عَلَىَّ مِنَ القُرْآنِ, as though meaning A portion of the recitation of the Kur-án came to my turn at an unexpected time.

def.2 طَرُؤَ, [Present.T ـُ] Verbal.Noun طَرَآءَةٌ and طَرَآءٌ, in some of the copies of the K طَرْأَةٌ and طَرَآءَةٌ, It was, or became, fresh, juicy, or moist; contr. of ذَوَى; i. q. طَرُوَ, Verbal.Noun طَرَاوَةٌ, of which it is a dial. var., and which is the more common.
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