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مُنْسَرِحٌ

Root: سرح

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مُنْسَرِحٌ ; and its fem., with ة: see سُرُحٌ, in two places.
2 Also the former, applied to a man, Lying upon his back, or lying as though thrown down or extended, and parting his legs.
3 And Denuded, or divested, of his clothes; or making himself to be so: or having few clothes; lightly clad: or coming, or going, forth from his clothes; or so مُنْسَرِحٌ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ. [Hence,] one says, هُوَ مُنْسَرِحٌ مِنْ أَثْوَابِ الكَرَمِ He is divested, or divesting himself, of the apparel of generosity.
4 And [applied to a camel as meaning] Divested of his وَبَر [i. e. fur, or soft hair].
5 المُنْسَرِحُ is also the name of A kind of verse; [namely, the tenth;] the [full] measure of which is مُسْتَفْعِلُنْ مَفْعُولَاتُ مُسْتَفْعِلُنْ twice.
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