مِرَّةٌ
Root: مر
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مِرَّةٌ
a subst. from مَرَّ, and مَرَّ بِهِ and عَلَيْهِ, and أَمَرَّهُ عَلَى الجِسْرِ, [The act of passing, passing by or beyond, going, going away, passing away, &c.] El-Aashà says,
def.2 A firm, or strong, twisting.
2 Hence,
3 [Hence also,]
4 Also, A strand, or single twist, of a rope; and so مَرِيرَةٌ : pl. مِرَرٌ.
def.3 المِرَّةُ [The gall, bile, or choler;] one of the humours of the body; which are four; what is in the مَرَارَة: or [rather] المِرَّتَانِ denotes two of the four humours of the body; [namely, the yellow bile (الصَّفْرَآءُ) and the black bile (السَّوْدَآءُ);] the other two humours being the blood (الدَّمُ) and the phlegm (البَلْغَمُ): (TA, art. مزج:) pl. مِرَارٌ.
[Now say to this damsel, or this little female, (see تَا,) before her passing, Be thou safe].أَلَا قُلْ لِتَيَّا قَبْلَ مِرَّتِهَا ٱسْلَمِى
def.2 A firm, or strong, twisting.
2 Hence,
3 [Hence also,]
4 Also, A strand, or single twist, of a rope; and so مَرِيرَةٌ : pl. مِرَرٌ.
def.3 المِرَّةُ [The gall, bile, or choler;] one of the humours of the body; which are four; what is in the مَرَارَة: or [rather] المِرَّتَانِ denotes two of the four humours of the body; [namely, the yellow bile (الصَّفْرَآءُ) and the black bile (السَّوْدَآءُ);] the other two humours being the blood (الدَّمُ) and the phlegm (البَلْغَمُ): (TA, art. مزج:) pl. مِرَارٌ.
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