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مَاضِرٌ

Root: مضر

Full Definition

مَاضِرٌ and مَضِيرٌ and مَضِرٌ , the last thought by ISd to be a kind of relative or possessive epithet, because the verb is مَضَرَ, [but it seems that he was unacquainted with, or that he disallowed, the form مَضِرَ, of which it is the regular part. n.,] Milk that is sour, or acid, biting the tongue: or such as bites the tongue, before becoming رَائِب: or that has become sour, or acid, and white.
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