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دعر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

دَاعِرٌ داعر : see دَعِرٌ. ― -b2- Also A man who acts badly, corruptly, or wickedly; (S, A, Mgh, Msb;) who acts vitiously, or immorally; transgresses the command of God; or commits adultery or fornication; (ISh, S, A;) and does harm to others: (ISh:) pl. دُعَّارٌ; which is also explained as signifying men who intercept, and rob, or slay, travellers on the way: (TA:) fem. with ة: (AA, S:) also ↓ دُعَرٌ one in whom is no good: or treacherous, and one who attributes to his companions vices or faults; as also ↓ دُعَرَةٌ [in an intensive sense]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

دَاعِرٌ
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