نظر

نَظْرَةٌ ذ A look: a quick look or glance: (T:) pl. نَظَرَاتٌ. (A.) Hence the trad., لَا تُتْبِعِ النَّطْرَةَ النَّظْرَةَ فَاـِنَّ لَكَ الأُوْلَى وَلَيْسَتْ لَكَ الاآخِرَةُ [ Thou shalt not make a look to follow a look; for the former is thine or right, lad the latter is not thine: i. e., when thou hast once looked at anything forbidden, unintentionally, thou shalt not look at it a second time]. (T, TA.) And the saying of a certain wise man, مَنْ لَمْ تَعْمَلْ نَظْرَتُهُ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ لِسَانُهُ [ He whose look does not produce an effect, his tongue does not produce an effect ]; (T;) meaning, that he who is not restrained from a fault or offence by being looked at is not restrained by speech. (TA.) ― -b2- A stroke of an [ evil ] eye: (TA:) a stroke of an [ evil ] eye by which one is affected from the jinn's looking at him; (T, S; *) as also سَفْعَةٌ: (T;) or a touch, or a slight taint or infection of insanity. (طَائِفٌ,) from the jinn: or a swoon. (M, K.) ― -b3- An alteration of the body or complexion by emaciation or hunger or travel &c. (S, M, K.) ― -b4- Foulness; ugliness: (AA, TA:) evilness; or badness, of form or appearance; a fault: a defect; an imperfection. (M, K.) ― -b5- (assumed tropical:) Reverence, veneration, awe, or fear, (I Aar, T, K,) ― -b6- (tropical:) Compassion, pity, merry. (I Aar, T, K,)