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مر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مَرِيرٌ ذ A rope that is slender (S, K) and long and strongly twisted: pl. مَرَائِرُ: (ISk, S:) or that is twisted of more than one strand; as also ↓ ة: pl. of both as above: (TA:) or ↓ مَرِيرَةٌ signifies a strongly twisted rope: or a long and slender rope: (K:) and a strand, or single twist, of a rope; as also ↓ مِرَّةٌ. (K, * TA.) [See an ex. voce سَحَلَ.] See also مُمَرٌّ. ― -b2- [Hence,] رَجُلٌ مَرِيرٌ (assumed tropical:) A strong man. (S.) ― -b3- [Hence also,] مَرِيرٌ and ↓ مَريرَِةٌ (assumed tropical:) Resolution, or determination: (S, K;) and ↓ the latter, strength (عِزَّة) of mind. (K.) See also 10. -A2- See also مُرٌّ.

Derived headwords

مَرِيرٌ
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رَجُلٌ مَرِيرٌ