عُشَرَآءُ
A she-camel that has been ten months pregnant,from the day of her having been covered by the stallion: she then ceases to be [of those] called مَخَاضً, and she is called عشراuntil she brings forth, and also after she has brought forth, or when she has brought forth, at the completion of a year: or when she has brought forth she is termed عَاتِذٌ: or that has been eight months pregnant: or, applied to a she-camel, i. q.نُفَسَآءُapplied to a woman: it is applied also to any female that is pregnant, but mostly to the female of the horse and camel: it is the only sing. word of this measure, which is a pl. measure, except نُفَسَآءُ: the dual is عُشَرَاوَانِ: (S, O, TA; in one copy of the S عُشْرَاوَانِ:) and pl. عُشَرَاوَاتٌ; (S, O, K, TA; in one copy of the S, and in the CK عُشْراوات;) but some disallow this; and عِشَارٌ; like as نِفَاسٌ is pl. of نُفَسَآءُ; and عُشَارٌ: (K in art. نفس:) or عِشَارٌ is applied to she-camels until some of them have brought forth and others are expected to bring forth. Some say that عِشَار have no milk; though El-Farezdak applies this term to camels that are milked, because of their having recently brought forth; and it is said that camels are most precious to their owners when they are عشار. عَشَائِرُ, as pl. of عِشَارٌ, which is pl. of عُشَرَآءُ, signifies Gazelles that have recently brought forth.
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