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مُفْقِرٌ

Root: فقر

Full Definition

مُفْقِرٌ , applied to a man, Strong in the vertebræ of the back; and thus مُفَقَّرٌ , applied to a camel; and [in like manner] , so applied, strong to be ridden: and مُفْقِرٌ signifies also strong in the back; applied to a colt: and, thus applied, that has attained to the time when he may be ridden.
2 And [hence] one says, إِنَّهُ لَمُفْقِرٌ لِهٰذَا الأَمْرِ Verily he is equal to this affair, possessing firmness of mind, or strength, or power, for it; and لهذا العَزْمِ for this determination, or resolution; and لهذا القِرْنِ for this adversary, or opponent. And رَجُلٌ مُفَقَّرٌ A man sufficient for everything that he is ordered to do; as thought by reason of the strength of his vertebræ.

def.2 See also فَقْرٌ.
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