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مُنِيرٌ

Root: نير

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مُنِيرٌ act. part. n. of 4: see 1.
2 [Hence the saying,] لَسْتَ فِى هذَا الأَمْرِ بِمُنِيرٍ وَلَا مُلْحِمٍ [Thou art not in this affair a commencer nor a finisher: or a person who will do harm nor one who will profit].
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