عَاثِرٌ
Root: عثر
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عَاثِرٌ
[Stumbling, or tripping; &c.
2 And]
3 And one says also جَدٌّ عَاثِرٌ
4 or this may be pl of عَاثِرٌ signifying The snare of a sportsman:
5 or it may be pl. of عَاثِرَةٌ signifying
6 or it may be pl. of عَاثُورٌ [q. v.], the ى being suppressed, by poetic license, in a verse in which it occurs.
2 And]
3 And one says also جَدٌّ عَاثِرٌ
4 or this may be pl of عَاثِرٌ signifying The snare of a sportsman:
5 or it may be pl. of عَاثِرَةٌ signifying
6 or it may be pl. of عَاثُورٌ [q. v.], the ى being suppressed, by poetic license, in a verse in which it occurs.
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