عقر

عُقَرَةٌ ذ : see مِعْقَرٌ, in two places; and عَقُورٌ. -A2- Also A kind of bead (خَرَزَةٌ, S, O, K) which a woman binds upon her flanks, in order that she may not conceive; (T, S, O;) or which a woman bears, or carries, in order that she may not bear offspring: (K:) accord. to IAar, a kind of bead which is hung upon her who is barren, in order that she may bear offspring; but this is strange. (TA.) Hence the saying, عُقَرَةُ العِلْمِ النِّسْيَانُ [ That which renders knowledge barren is forgetfulness ]. (S, O.) -A3- See also عَاقِرٌ, in two places.