مُعْيَرٌ
Root: عير
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مُعْيَرٌ
An iron head or blade, of an arrow or of a spear or of a sword or of a knife or the like, having what is termed
عَيْرٌ. And كَفٌّ مُعْيِرَةٌ, and
, [so in the TA, but more probably مُعْيَرَةٌ and مُعَيَّرَةٌ,] A
كَفّ [or hand] having what is so termed. (TA. [But I think that كَفٌّ is here a mistranscription for كَتِفٌ: see عَيْرٌ.])
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