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غر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

غِرَّةٌ ذ Negligence; inattention; inadvertence, or inadvertency; inconsiderateness; heedlessness; or unpreparedness: (S, Mgh, Msb, K:) [pl. غِرَّاتٌ and غِرَرٌ: see an ex. of the former in a verse cited voce شَفَعَ, and exs. of both in a verse cited voce دَرَى.] It is said in a prov., الغِرَّةُ تَجْلِبُ الدِّرَّةَ Inadvertence brings the means of subsistence: (TA:) or paucity of milk causes to come abundance thereof: applied to him who gives little and from whom much is hoped for afterwards. (Meyd. [See Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 179: and see also غِراَرٌ.]) [Hence,] عَلَى غِرَّةٍ [ On an occasion of negligence, &c.; unexpectedly ]. (K in art. عرض; &c.) [And عَنْ غِرَّةٍ In consequence of inadvertence: see an ex. in a verse cited voce زَلَقٌ.] Also Inexperience in affairs. (S.) غِرَّةٌ and غَرَارَةٌ signify the same. (A'Obeyd.) [The latter is an inf. n.: see 1.] See also غُرَّةٌ, second sentence. ― -b2- غِرَّةٌ بِا@للّٰهِ means Boldness against God. (Mgh.) -A2- [See also غِرٌّ.]

Derived headwords

غِرَّةٌ
  1. 1.
الغِرَّةُ تَجْلِبُ الدِّرَّةَ
عَلَى غِرَّةٍ
عَنْ غِرَّةٍ
غِرَّةٌ بِا@للّٰهِ