مِخْصَرَةٌ
Root: خصر
Full Definition
مِخْصَرَةٌ
A thing like a whip: and anything that a man takes (يَخْتَصِرُ) with his hand, and holds, such as a staff and the like: a thing which a man takes in his hand, and upon which he leans, such as a staff and the like: a rod [or sceptre] which a king used to take in his hand, with which he made signs, or pointed, in holding a discourse, or addressing, and accompanied what he said, and in like manner the
خَطِيب
in reciting a
خُطْبَة: it was one of the insignia of kings: a rod, or what is termed
عَنَزَة, or the like, with which the
خَطِيب
makes signs, or points, in addressing the people: a thing which a man holds in his hand, such as any of the things termed
عَصًا
and
مِقْرَعَةٌ
and
عَنَزَةٌ
and
عُكَّازَةٌ
and
قَضِيبٌ, or the like; and upon which he sometimes leans: pl. مَخَاصِرُ.
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