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ءره

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns preserved or dried meat, particularly in the context of travel or sustenance. It also extends to the process of preparing such food, involving boiling and preservation with vinegar.

Derived headwords

إِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dried meatclassical

    Preserved meat, often dried or salted, suitable for carrying on journeys.

  2. 2.
    preserved meat with vinegarclassical

    Meat that has been boiled with vinegar and preserved for travel.

أَرِهَverb
  1. 1.
    to preserve meatclassical

    To prepare meat by drying or preserving it, especially for travel.

Parallel reading

هذه ترجمة لم يترجم عليها سوى ابن الأثير وأورد فيها حديث بلال
This is a translation upon which only Ibn al-Athir translated, and he included in it the hadith of Bilal.
قال لنا رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أمعكم شيء من الإرة
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to us, 'Do you have any of the irah (dried meat)?'
أي القديد
Meaning dried meat.
وقيل: هو أن يغلى اللحم بالخل ويحمل في الأسفار
And it was said: It is when meat is boiled with vinegar and carried on journeys.
وسيأتي هذا وغيره في مواضعه
And this and other things will come in their proper places.