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نسر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

10 استنسر ذ He (the بَغَاث [or ignoble bird, or most ignoble of birds,] S, M) became a نَسْر [or vulture ]: (M:) or became like the نَسْر (S, K) in strength. (K.) Hence the proverb, اـِنَّ البَغَاثَ بِأَرْضِنَا يَسْتَنْسِرُ [ Verily the most ignoble bird, or most ignoble birds, in our land becomes like the vulture, or become like vultures ]: (S, M:) meaning, the weak among us becomes strong. (S.) See also art. بغث.

Derived headwords

استنسرverb
  1. 1.
اـِنَّ البَغَاثَ
بِأَرْضِنَا يَسْتَنْسِرُ