عَذِرَةٌ

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عَذِرَةٌ Human dung or ordure; as also عَاذِرٌ and عَاذِرَةٌ : pl. of the first [which is the most common] عَذِرَاتٌ, and of ↓ the second عُذَرٌ.
2 And hence, The court, or yard, (فِنَآء,) of a house: so called because the human ordure (العَذِرَة) used to be cast in it: or, accord. to As, this is the primary signification; what is before mentioned being so termed because cast in the فناء; like as it is termed غَائِط because cast in the عائط, which means “ a depressed piece of ground; ” [and] thus says A 'Obeyd: pl. as above: and مَعَاذِرُ [pl. of مَعْذَرٌ which lit. signifies a place of human dung or ordure] is syn. with عَذِرَاتٌ as meaning أَفْنِيَةٌ [pl. of فِنَآءٌ]. It is related of 'Alee that he reproved some persons, and said, مَا لَكُمْ لَا تُنَظِّفُونَ عَذِرَاتِكُمْ i. e. [What aileth you that ye will not cleanse] the courts, or yards, of your houses? And in a trad. of the Prophet it is said, اليَهُودُ أَنْتَنُ خَلْقِ ٱللّٰهِ عَذِرَةً, which may mean [The Jews are the most stinking of God's creatures] in respect of the court, or yard, of the house: or in respect of ordure. And it is said in a prov., إِنَّهُ لَبَرِىْءُ العَذِرَةِ, a phrase like بَرِىْءُ السَّاحَةِ [lit. Verily he is clear in respect of the court, or yard, of the house; app. meaning, clear of disgrace].
3 Also A place where people sit in the court, or yard, of the house.
4 And The worst of what come forth from wheat or corn (طَعَام), and is thrown away, when it is cleared; as also عَذِبَةٌ.

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