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قمر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مُقْمِرٌ ذ : see أَقْمَرُ. ― -b2- اـِنَّ اللَّيْلَ طَوِيلٌ وَأَنْتَ مُقْمِرٌ [ Verily the night is long, and thou hast the light of the moon: a proverb:] meaning, Wait thou patiently for the accomplishment of thy want. (JK.) [See Freytag's Arab. Prov., i. 45.]

Derived headwords

مُقْمِرٌ
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اـِنَّ اللَّيْلَ طَوِيلٌ وَأَنْتَ مُقْمِرٌ