نحر

النَّحْرُ ذ , (S, Msb,) or نَحْرُ الصَّدْرِ, (A, K,) The uppermost part of the breast, or chest; (A, K;) as also ↓ المُنْحُورُ: (Sb, IB, K:) or the place of the collar or necklace: (A, K:) or that part of the breast or chest which is the place of the collar or necklace; (S, Msb;) so accord. to A'Obeyd: (TA, art. ترب:) which is also called ↓ المَنْحَرُ: (S:) or the breast or bosom or chest itself: (TA:) or النُّحُورُ, the pl., is also applied to the breasts or chests: (Msb:) and النَّحْرُ, (A,) or ↓ المَنْحَرُ, (S, A, Msb, K, TA,) also signifies the part in which a camel is stabbed, or stuck; (A, TA; where the windpipe (حُلْقُوم) commences, in the uppermost part of the breast: (TA:) or the place where the هَدْى [or animal brought as an offering to Mekkeh or to the Kaabeh or to the Haram, such as a camel, cow, bull, sheep, or goat, to be sacrificed, ] &c., is stabbed, or stuck: (S, K:) or the place, in the throat, where a beast is stabbed, or stuck: (Msb:) نَحْرٌ is masc., (Lh, K,) only: (Lh:) [or sometimes fem.: see an ex., voce تَرِبَ:] its pl. is نُحُورٌ, (A, Msb, K,) only: (TA:) and the pl. of ↓ مَنْحَرٌ is مَنَاحِرُ. (A.) -A2- نَحْرٌ also signifies (tropical:) The first, the first part, or the commencement, of the day; (S, K;) and of the month, (K,) as also ↓ نَاحِرٌ; (TA;) and of the ظَهِيرَة, which is when the sun has reached its highest point, [especially in summer,] as though it had reached the نَحْرٌ, as also ↓ نَاحِرَةٌ: (TA:) pl. نُحُورٌ. (K.) You say جَاآءَ فِى نَحْرِ النَّهَارِ, &c., (tropical:) He came in the first part of the day, &c. (TA.) See also نَحِيرَةٌ. -A3- Also, قَعَدَ فُلَانٌ فِى نَحْرِ فُلَانٍ (tropical:) Such a one sat in front of such a one; facing him; opposite to him. (A.) And صَارَ فِى نَحْرِهِ [(tropical:) He, or it, became in front of, or opposite to, him, or it ]. (S.) And هٰذَا بِنَحْرِ هٰذَا (tropical:) This is in front of, facing, or opposite to, this. (Fr, TA.)