مِعْذَارٌ
Root: عذر
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مِعْذَارٌ
sing. of مَعَاذِيرُ, which signifies [Excuses, or apologies;] pleas, allegations, or arguments: (K, TA: see عُذْرٌ, in two places:)
2 and also, in the dial. of El-Yemen, Veils, curtains, or coverings. The saying in the Kur [lxxv. 14 and 15], بَلِ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ وَلَوْ أَلْقَى مَعَاذِيرَهُ is expl. as meaning [Nay, the man shall be witness against himself, though he throw] his veils or coverings [over his offences]: or , [though he offer his excuses; or] though he dispute respecting it with every plea by which he may excuse himself.
2 and also, in the dial. of El-Yemen, Veils, curtains, or coverings. The saying in the Kur [lxxv. 14 and 15], بَلِ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ وَلَوْ أَلْقَى مَعَاذِيرَهُ is expl. as meaning [Nay, the man shall be witness against himself, though he throw] his veils or coverings [over his offences]: or , [though he offer his excuses; or] though he dispute respecting it with every plea by which he may excuse himself.
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