نَزْرٌ
Root: نزر
Full Definition
نَزْرٌ
, applied to anything, little, or small, in quantity or number; paltry, mean, contemptible, or inconsiderable: as also
and
نَزُورٌ and
مَنْزُورٌ : or the last signifies little, or small, in quantity, applied to a gift, and to food; or a gift made little, or small, in quantity: and نَزْرٌ and
مَنْزُورٌ a gift obtained by importunity or pressing: and
غَيْرُ مَنْزُورٌ a gift given without its being asked for; without importunity or pressing. It is also applied to speech: thus the speech of Mohammad is described as فَصْلٌ لَا نَزْرٌ وَلَا هَذْرٌ [Distinct;] not little, or scanty, so as to indicate impotence, nor much and corrupt: or not little nor much. (TA, art. هذر.)
2 A man possessing little, or no, good, or goodness; little, or no, wealth; and so فَزْرٌ; as also مَنْزُورٌ .
def.2 مَا جِئْتَ إِلَّا نَزْرًا Thou hast not come otherwise than slowly, tardily, or late.
2 A man possessing little, or no, good, or goodness; little, or no, wealth; and so فَزْرٌ; as also مَنْزُورٌ .
def.2 مَا جِئْتَ إِلَّا نَزْرًا Thou hast not come otherwise than slowly, tardily, or late.
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