Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مَرْعَشٌ

Root: رعش

Full Definition

مَرْعَشٌ A kind of pigeons that soar in their flight and circle in the air; as also مُرْعَشٌ : the latter form being sometimes used: or this signifies the white pigeon: or, accord. to Abu-l-'Alà, the vulture (نَسْر) that has become extremely aged, or old and weak.


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