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كَرِيمٌ

Root: كرم

Full Definition

كَرِيمٌ Generous; liberal; honourable: noble; high-born; contr. of لَئِيمٌ.
2 [A generous, a noble, a high-bred, a well-born, or an excellent, horse, &c.; of generous, high, or good, breed or quality.]
3 A thing highly esteemed or prized or valued; excellent, precious, valuable, or rare.
4 [أَرْضٌ كَرِيمَةٌ Productive land. See كَرُمَتْ أَرْضُهُ.]
5 بَعِيرٌ كَرِيمٌ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ [A camel held in high estimation by his owner]. (TA in art. دفع.)
6 [وَجْهُ ٱللّٰهِ الكَرِيمُ means The glorious face of God: see an ex. voce سُبْحَةٌ.]
7 كَراَئِمُ المَالِ or الأَمْوَالِ Such as are held in high estimation, precious, or excellent, of cattle or other possessions; the choice, or best, thereof.
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