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وكر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

وَكِيرَةٌ ذ Food that is prepared on account of the completion of a building; (S, * Msb, * K;) as also ↓ وَكِيرٌ and ↓ وَكْرَةٌ and ↓ وَكَرَةٌ: (K:) food which a man prepares on the occasion of building his وَكْر [or house ], or buying it, (A, TA,) and to which he invites [ others ]: (TA:) accord. to Fr, [ food ] prepared by a woman among the requisites for a bride or a traveller (فِى الجَهَازِ); sometimes, he says, called تَوْكِيرٌ: which latter word also signifies the act of feeding [ with the food called وِكِيرَة]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

وَكِيرَةٌ
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فِى الجَهَازِ