فَادِرٌ
Root: فدر
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فَادِرٌ
, applied to a stallion, [primarily to a stallion-camel, ] Desisting from covering; or desisting from covering, being wearied by much indulging therein: or flagging, or becoming remiss, or languid, in covering, and desisting therefrom: [or lacking power, or ability, to cover: ] pl. فَوَادِرُ, or فُدْرٌ.
2 Also, and فَدُورٌ , and فَدَرٌ , applied to a mountaingoat, Advanced in age, or full-grown: or youthful, and complete in make: or large, or big: or that protects himself in the mountain from the hunter: فَادِرٌ applied to a mountain-goat as meaning advanced in age is like قَارِحٌ applied to a horse, and بَازِلٌ to a camel, and صَالِغٌ to an animal of the bovine kind and to a sheep or goat: accord. to IAth, it is from فَدَرَ said of a stallion as meaning “ he lacked power, or ability, to cover: ” the pl. (of فَادِرٌ, M) is فُدُرٌ, or فُدْرٌ, or both, (S, O, [see an ex. of the latter plural in a verse cited voce تَدَثَّرَ,]) and فَوَادِرُ and (of فَدَرٌ , M) فُدُورٌ, and مَفْدَرَةٌ , like مَشْيَخَةٌ.
def.2 And فَادِرٌ, [thus] without ة, signifies also A she-camel that goes away alone, apart from the others; like فَارِدٌ. [See also فُدَرَةٌ.]
2 Also, and فَدُورٌ , and فَدَرٌ , applied to a mountaingoat, Advanced in age, or full-grown: or youthful, and complete in make: or large, or big: or that protects himself in the mountain from the hunter: فَادِرٌ applied to a mountain-goat as meaning advanced in age is like قَارِحٌ applied to a horse, and بَازِلٌ to a camel, and صَالِغٌ to an animal of the bovine kind and to a sheep or goat: accord. to IAth, it is from فَدَرَ said of a stallion as meaning “ he lacked power, or ability, to cover: ” the pl. (of فَادِرٌ, M) is فُدُرٌ, or فُدْرٌ, or both, (S, O, [see an ex. of the latter plural in a verse cited voce تَدَثَّرَ,]) and فَوَادِرُ and (of فَدَرٌ , M) فُدُورٌ, and مَفْدَرَةٌ , like مَشْيَخَةٌ.
def.2 And فَادِرٌ, [thus] without ة, signifies also A she-camel that goes away alone, apart from the others; like فَارِدٌ. [See also فُدَرَةٌ.]
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