مقر
Root entry · 1 derived lemma1 مَقِرَ ذ , aor. مَقَرَ , (S, Msb,) inf. n. مَقَرٌ, (S, A, Msb, K,) It was, or became, bitter; (S, A, Msb, K;) as also ↓ امقر, (ISk, IKtt, A, Msb, K,) inf. n. اـِمْقَارٌ: (Msb:) or sour, or acid: (K:) and ↓ امقر, said of milk, (AZ, A, K,) it became almost bitter, by reason of its quality of biting the tongue: (A:) or lost its [ proper ] flavour (AZ, K) by becoming intensely sour or acid. (AZ, TA.) -A2- مَقَرَ عُنُقَهَ, (ISk, S, A, K,) aor. مَقُرَ , inf. n. مَقْرٌ, (ISk, S,) He bruised his neck: (S, A:) or beat it with a staff or stick, so as to break the bone in pieces, leaving the skin whole. (A, K.) ― -b2- And hence, (A,) مَقَرَ السَّمَكَةَ المَالِحَةَ He macerated the salt fish in vinegar; (A, K;) as also ↓ امقر. (K.) And in like manner you say of anything that you macerate. (TA.)
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