غَرِىٌّ
Root: غرو
Full Definition
غَرِىٌّ
Made to adhere; syn. مُلْصَقٌ. (TA voce عَرِيرٌ.)
2 [And hence,
3 Hence also, Daubed, smeared, or rubbed over; as will be shown in the course of this paragraph. (See also مَغْرُوٌّ.)
4 ] And The goodly, or beautiful, in respect of face, of mankind, and the goodly, or beautiful, of others than mankind: and [particularly] a goodly building: and hence.
5 الغَرِيَّانِ Two well-known buildings, in El-Koofeh, at Eth-Thaweeyeh, where is the tomb of 'Alee, the Prince of the Faithful, asserted to have been built by one of the Kings of El-Heereh: or two tall buildings, said to be the tombs of Málik and Akeel, the two cup-companions of Jedheemeh ElAbrash; thus called because En-Noamán Ibn-El-Mundhir used to smear them (كَانَ يُغَرِّيهِمَا) with the blood of him whom he slew when he went forth in the day of his evil fortune [or ill omen, the story of which is well known],
6 الغَرِىُّ is also the name of A certain idol [or object of idolatrous worship, app. from what here follows, a mass of stone, like as اللَّاتُّ is said to have been by some, and like as were several other objects of worship of the pagan Arabs], with which [probably meaning with the blood on which] one used to smear himself, and upon which one used to sacrifice [victims].
7 And غَرِىٌّ signifies also A certain red dye.
2 [And hence,
3 Hence also, Daubed, smeared, or rubbed over; as will be shown in the course of this paragraph. (See also مَغْرُوٌّ.)
4 ] And The goodly, or beautiful, in respect of face, of mankind, and the goodly, or beautiful, of others than mankind: and [particularly] a goodly building: and hence.
5 الغَرِيَّانِ Two well-known buildings, in El-Koofeh, at Eth-Thaweeyeh, where is the tomb of 'Alee, the Prince of the Faithful, asserted to have been built by one of the Kings of El-Heereh: or two tall buildings, said to be the tombs of Málik and Akeel, the two cup-companions of Jedheemeh ElAbrash; thus called because En-Noamán Ibn-El-Mundhir used to smear them (كَانَ يُغَرِّيهِمَا) with the blood of him whom he slew when he went forth in the day of his evil fortune [or ill omen, the story of which is well known],
6 الغَرِىُّ is also the name of A certain idol [or object of idolatrous worship, app. from what here follows, a mass of stone, like as اللَّاتُّ is said to have been by some, and like as were several other objects of worship of the pagan Arabs], with which [probably meaning with the blood on which] one used to smear himself, and upon which one used to sacrifice [victims].
7 And غَرِىٌّ signifies also A certain red dye.
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