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خرء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

خُرْءٌ خرء Human excrement, or ordure: (S, Mgh, * Msb, K;) as also ↓ خَرْءٌ: (Msb, TA:) and sometimes applied to the dung of the dog, and of the field-rat, and of the ant, and of the fly: (TA:) pl. خُرُوْءٌ, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) which is also a pl. of خَرْءٌ, (Msb, TA,) and خُرْاآنٌ, (K,) which is anomalous, and خُرُؤٌ; (TA;) and some say that خِرَاآءٌ is a pl. of خَرْءٌ. (Msb, MF.)

Derived headwords

خُرْءٌ
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