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فجر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مَفْجَرٌ ذ (TA) and ↓ مَفْجَرَةٌ and ↓ مُنْفَجَرٌ (K) and ↓ فُجْرَةٌ (S, K) A place through which water flows (K, TA) from a watering-trough &c.; (TA;) a place of opening for water: (S, O, TA:) and the second signifies also low ground into which valleys pour their water: (M, K, TA:) pl. مَفَاجِرُ. (TA.) مَفَاجِرُ الوَادِى signifies The parts, of the valley, into which the torrent disperses itself: (S, O, TA:) and الوَادِى ↓ فُجْرَةُ, (K, TA,) which would seem to be with fet-h [to the ف] from its not being restricted by the mention of any syll. signs, [and is so in the CK,] but is correctly with damm, (TA,) the wide part of the valley, into which the water pours. (K, TA.) And مَفَاجِرُ الدِّبَارِ signifies The places opened for the flowing of the water of the دبار, pl. of دَبْرَةٌ [q. v.]. (Mgh.)

Derived headwords

مَفْجَرٌ
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مَفَاجِرُ الوَادِى
مَفَاجِرُ الدِّبَارِ