نزر
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaنَزْرٌ ذ , applied to anything, (TA,) little, or small, in quantity or number; (S, A, Msb;) paltry, mean, contemptible, or inconsiderable: (S, TA:) as also ↓ نَزِيرٌ (Msb, K) and ↓ نَزُورٌ (Msb) and ↓ مَنْزُورٌ: (K:) or the last signifies little, or small, in quantity, applied to a gift, (S, TA,) and to food; (TA;) or a gift made little, or small, in quantity: (Msb:) and نَزْرٌ and ↓ مَنْزُورٌ a gift obtained by importunity or pressing: and ↓ غَيْرُ مَنْزُورٌ a gift given without its being asked for; without importunity or pressing. (TA.) It is also applied to speech: thus the speech of Mohammad is described as فَصْلٌ لَا نَزْرٌ وَلَا هَذْرٌ [ Distinct; ] not little, or scanty, so as to indicate impotence, nor much and corrupt: (K:) or not little nor much. (TA, art. هذر.) ― -b2- A man possessing little, or no, good, or goodness; little, or no, wealth; and so فَزْرٌ; as also ↓ مَنْزُورٌ. (AZ.) -A2- مَا جِئْتَ اـِلَّا نَزْرًا Thou hast not come otherwise than slowly, tardily, or late. (K.)
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