مَعْرَفٌ
Root: عرف
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مَعْرَفٌ
(S, O, K [in one of my copies of the S written مُعَرَّفٌ]) and مَعْرِفٌ also sing. of مَعَارِفُ, which means The face [and faces], and any part thereof that appears; as in the saying اِمْرَأَةٌ حَسَنَةُ المَعَارِفِ [A woman beautiful in the face, or in the parts thereof that appear]; because the person is known thereby: or, as some say, no sing. of it is known: and some say that it signifies the beauties, or beautiful parts, of the face. Er-Rá'ee says,
[Muffling our faces, or the parts thereof that appeared, we fold, or folding, to them the selvages of the عَصْب .] (S, O: but the latter has مُتَلَثِّمِينَ.) And one says, حَيَّا ٱللّٰهُ المَعَارِفَ, meaning [May God preserve] the faces. And قَدْ هَاجَتْ مَعَارِفُ فُلَانٍ The features of such a one, whereby he was known to me, have withered, like as the plant withers: said of a man who has turned away, from the speaker, his love, or affection. And هُوَ مِنَ المَعَارِفِ He is of those who are known; [or of those who are acquaintances;] as though meaning مِنْ ذَوِى المَعَارِفِ, i. e. of those having faces [whereby they are known]: or مَعَارِفُ الرَّجُلِ means Those who are entitled to the man's love, or affection, and with whom he has acquaintance; [and simply the acquaintances of the man;] and is pl. of مَعْرِفَةٌ . مَعَارِفُ الأَرْضِ means The faces, and known parts, of the land.مُتَلَفِّمِينَ عَلَى مَعَارِفِنَا نَثْنِى لَهُنَّ حَوَاشِىَ العَصْبِ
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