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غَاْيَرَ

Root: غير

Form: 3

Full Definition

غَاْيَرَIII [غَايَرَا, Verbal.Noun مُغَايَرَةٌ, They differed, each from the other.] You say بَيْنَهُمَا مُغَايَرَةٌ Between them two is a difference. [See also 6.]

def.2 غايرهُ, Verbal.Noun مُغَايَرَةٌ, He bartered, or exchanged, with him, in buying and selling. And غايرهُ بِالسِّلْعَةِ, Verbal.Noun as above, He bartered, or exchanged, the article of merchandise with him. And غاير السِّلْعَةَ, Verbal.Noun غِيَارٌ, He exchanged the article of merchandise. El-Aashà says فَلَا تَحْسِبَنِّى لَكُمْ كَافِرًا وَلَا تَحْسِبَنِّى أُرِيدُ الغِيَارَا [Therefore do thou by no means think me ungrateful towards you; and do thou by no means think I desire the making an exchange].
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