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عقر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عُقَارٌ ذ Wine: (S, O, K:) or wine that does not delay to intoxicate: (TA:) so called because of its taking hold upon the intellect, or contending with it for superiority, (لِأَنَّهَا عَاقَرَتِ العَقْلَ,) accord. to Aboo-Nasr; (S;) or because of its remaining long confined to the [jar called] دَنّ, (S, O, K,) accord. to AA; (S, O;) [see 3;] or because the drinker keeps closely to it; (TA;) or because it prevents the drinker from walking; (K;) or because it disables (يَعْقِرُ) the intellect. (IAar.) -A2- See also عَقَارٌ.

Derived headwords

عُقَارٌ
  1. 1.
لِأَنَّهَا عَاقَرَتِ العَقْلَ