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خور

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

خَوَّارٌ خوار Weak, or feeble; (JK, S, Msb, K;) applied to a man; (S;) as also ↓ خَائِرٌ, (K,) and ↓ خَؤُورٌ: (AHeyth:) a weak man, who cannot endure difficulty or distress: (Lth:) and (tropical:) cowardly, or a coward: (A:) pl. of the first خَوَّارُونَ, and of the third خُوَرَةٌ. (AHeyth.) Applied to a camel, Slender (رَقِيق) and beautiful: (K, TA: [for الحِسِّ in the CK, I read الحَسَنُ, as in other copies of the K and in the TA:]) and the fem., with ة, applied to a she-camel, having soft flesh and fragile bones: (TA:) pl. of the former [and of the latter] خَوَّارَاتٌ. (K.) Applied to a spear, Weak: (S:) not hard: (Msb:) or weak and soft; (TA;) and in the same sense applied to an arrow, (A, TA,) as also ↓ خَؤُورٌ; (TA;) and so the fem. of the former, with ة, applied to a reed or cane (قَصَبَةٌ); (A, TA;) and to land or ground (أَرْضٌ) as meaning weak, (S,) or soft: (A, Msb:) pl. ↓ خُورٌ. (S.) And خَوَّارُ العِنَانِ (tropical:) A horse (A) that turns easily, (JK, A, K,) and runs much: (K:) pl. ↓ خُورٌ. (JK, TA.) And بَكْرَةٌ خَوَّارَةٌ (assumed tropical:) A sheave of a pulley of which the pin runs [or turns ] easily in the checks. (TA.) And الحَشَايَا ↓ خُورُ Beds, or the like, stuffed with soft substances. (TA, from a trad.) And خَوَّارُ الصَّفَا Smooth stones that sound [ when struck ] by reason of their hardness. (IAar.) And زَنْدٌ خَوَّارٌ A زند [q. v.] that emits much fire; syn. قَدَّاحٌ. (AHeyth, K.) [Hence,] هُوَ خَوَّارُ العُودِ [meaning (assumed tropical:) He is lavish when asked ]: an expression of dispraise. (TA in art. كسر.) [Hence also,] خَوَّارَةٌ (tropical:) A she-camel abounding with milk; pl. ↓ خُورٌ; (S, K, TA;) which is contr. to rule, and said by MF to be without a parallel: (TA:) and so a ewe or she-goat: (TA:) or a she-camel whose milk flows easily; and so a ewe or she-goat: (A:) or a she-camel thin-skinned, and abounding with milk: (AHeyth:) or one that is of a hue between dustcolour and red, with a thin skin; and such is the most abundant in milk: (Kf:) or of a red colour inclining to dust-colour, thin-skinned, and having long fur with [ coarse ] hair protruding through it, longer than the rest: such a she-camel is less hardy than others, but abounds with milk. (ISk.) Also (tropical:) A palm-tree (نَخْلَةٌ) that bears much fruit. (JK, A, K.) ― -b2- ↓ خُورٌ as meaning (assumed tropical:) Women much suspected, on account of their corruptness, (K, TA,) and the weakness of their forbearance, (TA,) is [a pl.] without a sing. (K.)

Derived headwords

خَوَّارٌ
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خَوَّارُ العِنَانِ
بَكْرَةٌ خَوَّارَةٌ
خَوَّارُ الصَّفَا
زَنْدٌ خَوَّارٌ
هُوَ خَوَّارُ العُودِ