زعر

1 زَعِرَ ذ , (S, A, Msb, K,) aor. زَعَرَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. زَعَرٌ, (S, A, Msb, K,) His hair, (S, A, Msb,) and his plumage, (A,) was, or became, scanty, (S, A, Msb,) and thin; (A;) as also ↓ ازعارّ: (A:) and it (hair, and plumage, K, and fur, TA) was, or became, scanty, and thin; (K, TA;) as also ↓ ازعرّ and ↓ ازعارّ. (K.) ― -b2- Also, inf. n. as above, said of a man, (assumed tropical:) His good things, or wealth, or his beneficence, became scanty, or wanting; he became poor; or he became niggardly. (TA.) ― -b3- And, inf. n. as above, (tropical:) It (the disposition) became evil, or bad: but the verb is seldom used in this sense. (TA.) See زَعَارَّةٌ.