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فخر
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaفَاخُورٌ ذ A species of sweet-smelling plants; (S, TA;) i. q. رَيْحَانُ الشُّيُوخِ; (K, TA;) thus called by the people of El-Basrah; accord. to AHn, the مَرْو [or marum ] having broad leaves; and said to be that of which there have come forth, in its midst, جَمَامِيح [pl. of جُمَّاحٌ, q. v.], like foxes' tails, with a red, sweet-smelling blossom in the middle thereof: the physicians assert that it cuts short the [sleep termed] سُبَات. (TA.) ― -b2- [A meaning assigned by Golius to this word belongs to فُنَاخِرَةٌ.]
Derived headwords
فَاخُورٌ
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رَيْحَانُ الشُّيُوخِ