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جر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

جِرِّىٌّ جر جرى جري (written in the Towsheeh with fet-h to the ج also, TA,) [The eel; ] a kind of fish, (S, K,) long and smooth, (K,) resembling the serpent, and called in Persian مَارْ مَاهِى; said to be a dial. var. of جِرِّيثٌ; (TA;) not eaten by the Jews, (K,) and forbidden to be eaten by 'Alee; (TA;) having no scales: (K:) or any fish having no scales. (Towsheeh, TA.)

Derived headwords

جِرِّىٌّ
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مَارْ مَاهِى