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حير

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مُتَحَيِّرٌ متحير : see حَيْرَانُ, in two places. ― -b2- الَكَواكِبُ المُتَحَيِّرَةُ (assumed tropical:) [ The erratic stars; i. e. the planets; ] the stars that [ at one time appear to ] retrograde and [ at another time to ] pursue a direct [ and forward ] course; also called الخُنَّسُ. (S in art. خنس.) ― -b3- سَحَابٌ مُتَحَيِّرٌ (assumed tropical:) Clouds continuing without motion, pouring forth rain, and not driven by the wind: (IAar:) and ↓ مُسْتَحِيرٌ (assumed tropical:) clouds (سحاب) heavy, and moving to and fro, (S, K) not having any wind to drive them along: (S:) and ↓ حَيِّرٌ (tropical:) clouds, or clouds covering the sky, syn. غَيْمٌ, (AZ, K, TA,) rising with rain, and continuing without motion, or moving to and fro, but remaining, in the sky: (AZ, TA:) or this last signifies (tropical:) clouds (سحاب) raining, and continuing without motion, or moving to and fro, but remaining in the sky. (A, TA.) ― -b4- See also what follows, in two places.

Derived headwords

مُتَحَيِّرٌ
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سَحَابٌ مُتَحَيِّرٌ