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قِصَارٌ

Root: قصر

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قِصَارٌ , a subst., The shortening [or clipping] of the hair. Fr says, An Arab of the desert said to me in Minè, القِصَارُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمِ الحَلْقُ, meaning, Is the shortening [or clipping] more pleasing to thee, or the shaving of the head?
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