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طر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

طَرَّارٌ ذ A cutpurse; one who cuts, or slits, purses, (A, Mgh, Msb, * TA,) and takes people's money at unawares: (Msb:) or who slits a man's sleeve, [ in which he carries his money and the like, ] and gently extracts what is in it: (TA:) from الطَّرُّ “ the act of slitting ” (S, Msb) and “ cutting. ” (S.)

Derived headwords

طَرَّارٌ
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