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مُعْتَرِضٌ

Root: عرض

Full Definition

مُعْتَرِضٌ : i. q. عَارِضٌ, q. v.
2 [جُمْلَةٌ مُعْتَرِضَةٌ A parenthetic clause.]
3 فُلَانٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ فِى خُلُقِهِ [Such a one is habitually cross, or perverse, in his disposition, in every case,] is said of a man when everything of his affairs displeases thee.
4 هَوًى مُعْتَرِضٌ Love that befalls at first sight, and captivates the heart at once unless it quit it quickly as it seized it quickly.
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