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تير

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

تِير تير A beam between two walls: (K: [in which this word, with the art. ال is explained by الجَائِزُ بَيْنَ الحَائِطِينَ: in the M, الحَاجِزُ بين الحائطين, i. e. a partition between two gardens, or walled gardens of palm-trees: the former I regard as the right reading (though SM thinks the contrary); for it expresses a well-known meaning of تِير in Persian; and it is said that تِيرٌ is] a Persian word, arabicized. (M.) -A2- (assumed tropical:) Vanity, or a fond opinion of oneself, (K,) and pride. (TA.)

Derived headwords

تِير
  1. 1.
بَيْنَ الحَائِطِينَ
الحَاجِزُ بين الحائطين