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درء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

دَارِئٌ ذ Coming from a place, or from a distant place, unexpectedly: (M, TA: but only the pls. of the word in this sense are there mentioned:) an enemy showing open hostility, or coming forth into the field to encounter another in battle: and a stranger: (T:) pl. دُرَأآءُ (T, M, TA) and دُرَّاآءٌ. (M, TA.) People say, نَحْنُ فُقَرَاآءُ دُرَأآءُ [ We are poor men, come from a distant place, or strangers ]. (T, TA.) -A2- See also 1, last sentence. ― -b2- [Hence,] metaphorically used by Ru-beh as meaning (tropical:) Swollen with anger. (M, TA.)

Derived headwords

دَارِئٌ
  1. 1.
نَحْنُ فُقَرَاآءُ دُرَأآءُ