عِرِفَّانٌ
Root: عرف
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عِرِفَّانٌ
, accord. to Th, A man who acknowledges, or confesses, a thing, and directs to it, or indicates it; thus expl. as an epithet, though Sb mentions his not knowing it as an epithet; occurring in a poem of Er-Rá'ee, and expl. by some as the name of a companion of his: and عُرُفَّانٌ signifies the same; but this is said by Sb to be a word
def.2 Also the latter, or both, A small creeping thing that is found in the sands of 'Álij and of Ed-Dahnà: or a large [sort of locust, or the like, such as is termed] جُنْدَب, resembling the جَرَادَة, having a crest (لَهُ عُرْفٌ), not found save upon [one or the other of two species of plants, i. e.] a رِمْثَة or an عُنْظُوَانَة: but AHn mentions only the latter form of the word, عُرُفَّانٌ.
def.2 Also the latter, or both, A small creeping thing that is found in the sands of 'Álij and of Ed-Dahnà: or a large [sort of locust, or the like, such as is termed] جُنْدَب, resembling the جَرَادَة, having a crest (لَهُ عُرْفٌ), not found save upon [one or the other of two species of plants, i. e.] a رِمْثَة or an عُنْظُوَانَة: but AHn mentions only the latter form of the word, عُرُفَّانٌ.
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