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Form 1خَارَ5 senses · 3 main

maṣdarخُوَارٌ خُؤُورٌ خَوَرٌ خَوْرٌmuḍāriʿيَخُورُ يَخْوَرُ

Core sense — he (a bull) lowed, or bellowed; he became weak; it abatedgenerated

1.1it uttered its cry — it lowed, bleated, or whizzed—خَارَ

he (a bull) uttered his cry; [i. e. lowed, or bellowed]. Er-Rāghib: this is its primary meaning.

The maṣdar خوار, used in this way, occurs in the Kur 20:90 [and 7:146].

Er-Rāghib: it means the loud crying — the lowing or bellowing — of a cow and of a calf; the crying, or bleating, of sheep or of goats, and of gazelles, and of any beast.

Also the whizzing of arrows; of any of these the muḍāriʿ and maṣdar are as above.

he has a voice like the bellowing of a bull—لَهُ صَوْتٌ كَخُوَارِ الثَّوْرِ

Qur’ān 20:88 approximate — somewhere between 20:77 and 20:108 Lane cites “Kur xx. 90”

Qur’ān 20:88 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root

فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَآ إِلَـٰهُكُمْ وَإِلَـٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِىَ

"Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1.1figurative · مجازhe bent, turned, or inclined, towards him—خار عَلَيْهِ

And from the meaning above; see form 10.

1.2he, or it, was, or became, weak, feeble, and languid—خار

Golius, on the same authorities, puts خُؤُورَةٌ instead. Said of a man, and of anything.

he, or it, was, or became, weak, feeble, and languid—خَوِرَ

he, or it, was, or became, weak, feeble, and languid—خِوِّر

Maṣdar تَخْوِيرٌ.

خار and خَوِرَ both mean it was soft, or fragile; said of anything, like a reed.

In a tradition of ʿOmar, لَنْ يَخُورَ قَوِىٌّ مَا دَامَ صَاحِبُهَا بَنْزِعُ وَيَنْزُو, meaning: a possessor of strength will not be weak as long as he can pull his bow and leap onto his beast.

In a camel that is drinking, خَوَرٌ denotes a quality that is praised — patiently enduring thirst and fatigue — and also one that is blamed: lacking the patience to endure thirst and fatigue.

1.2.1figurative · مجازit became faint; it remitted, or abated—خَوِرَ

Said of heat, and of cold: it became faint; it remitted, or abated; maṣdar خُؤُورٌ and خُؤُورَةٌ.

Maṣdar خَوَرٌ and خوّر.

it ceased from us; it left us—خار عَنَّا

Said of cold.

1.3he hit, or hurt, his خَوْرَان in thrusting or piercing him with a spear or the like—خَارَهُ

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, aor. يَخُورُ , (S, A, Mgh,) inf. n. خُوَارٌ (JK, S, A, Mgh, K *) and خَوْرٌ , (JK,) He (a bull) uttered his cry; [i. e. lowed, or bellowed;] (Lth, JK, S, A, Mgh, K;) this being its primary signification: (Er-Rághib:) the inf. n. خوار , used agreeably with this explanation, occurs in the Kur xx. 90 [and vii. 146]: (S:) it signifies the loud crying [i. e. the lowing or bellowing] of a cow and of a calf: (Lth:) and the crying [i. e. bleating] of sheep, or that of goats, and of gazelles, (K,) and of any beast: (Er-Rághib:) and the sounding [i. e. whizzing] of arrows: (K:) of any of these, you say, خَارَ , aor. and inf. n. as above. (TA.) [Hence,] لَهُ صَوْتٌ كَخُوَارِ الثَّوْرِ He has a voice like the bellowing of the bull. (A.) [And hence, (see 10,)] خار عَلَيْهِ He bent, turned, or inclined, towards him. (A.) خار , aor. as above, (S, Msb,) inf. n. خُؤُورٌ , (S, K, [for which Golius, as on these authorities, substitutes خُؤُورَةٌ ,]) said of a man, (S,) and of anything, (TA,) He, or it, was, or became, weak, or feeble, (S, Msb, K,) and languid; (S, TA;) as also خَوِرَ , (TA,) aor. يَخْوَرُ , (JK,) inf. n. خَوَرٌ ; (S, * K, * TA;) and خِوِّر , (JK, TA,) inf. n. تَخْوِيرٌ . (K.) خار and خَوِرَ both signify It was soft, or fragile; said of anything, like a reed. (JK.) It is said in a trad. of 'Omar, لَنْ يَخُورَ قَوِىٌّ مَا دَامَ صَاحِبُهَا بَنْزِعُ وَيَنْزُو , meaning A possessor of strength ( صَاحِبُ قُوَّةٍ ) will not be weak as long as he can pull his bow and leap to his beast. (TA.) In a camel that is drinking, خَوَرٌ denotes, or implies, a quality that is praised; i. e. Patient enduring of thirst and fatigue: and a quality dispraised; i. e. the lacking patience to endure thirst and fatigue. (TA.) Also, said of heat, (S, TA,) and of cold, inf. n. خُؤُورٌ and خُؤُورَةٌ , (JK,) It became faint; it remitted, or abated; (JK, S, TA;) and so خَوِرَ , inf. n. خَوَرٌ ; and خوّر . (TA.) And خار عَنَّا , said of cold, It ceased from us; quitted us. (A.) خَارَهُ , (JK, S,) inf. n. خَوْرٌ , (S, K,) He hit, or hurt, his خَوْرَان , (JK, S, K, *) in thrusting or piercing him with a spear or the like. (JK, S.)

Form 2خوّر2 senses

Core sense — he charged him with weakness and feeblenessgenerated

2.1

See form 1, in two places.

2.2he attributed weakness, or feebleness, and languor to him—خوّرهُ

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: see 1, in two places. خوّرهُ He attributed to him weakness, or feebleness, and languor. (TA.)

Form 4اخارهُ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarإِخَارَةٌ

Core sense — he made him utter a cry; he turned him, or itgenerated

4.1

. Apparently in its primary meaning: he caused him to utter a cry. See form 10.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredwe bent, or turned, the riding-camels towards such a place—أَخَرْنَا المَطَايَا إِلَى مَوْضِعِ كَذَا

And from this: he bent, turned, or inclined, him, or it.

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, (S, K,) inf. n. إِخَارَةٌ , (S,) [app., in its' primary acceptation, He caused him to utter a cry. (See 10.) And hence,] He bent, turned, or inclined, him, or it. (S, K.) You say, أَخَرْنَا المَطَايَا إِلَى مَوْضِعِ كَذَا We bent, or turned, the riding-camels to such a place. (S.)

Form 6تخاورتِ الثِّيرَانُ1 sense

Core sense — the bulls lowed, or bellowed, to one anothergenerated

6.1

The bulls lowed, or bellowed, to one another.

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The bulls lowed, or bellowed, one to another. (A.)

Form 10استخارها3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he made her utter her cry; he tried to make him incline; he questioned himgenerated

10.1

He tried to make her — a gazelle, or a wild cow — utter her cry; or he uttered a cry so that she should do the same.

The hunter comes to a place where he thinks the young one of a gazelle or wild cow to be, and utters a cry like that of her young one; the mother, hearing it, if she has a young one, thinks the cry is her young one's, and follows it.

10.1.1figurative · مجازhe tried to make him bend, turn, or incline—استخارهُ

Also: he called him to him; and he questioned him, or asked him to speak; synonym اِسْتَنْطَقَهُ, said of a man.

[استخار المَنْزِلَ is explained in the L and K as meaning اِسْتَنْظَفَهُ, to which the TA adds كأنّه طلب خيره, with the remark that it should therefore properly be mentioned in art. خير; but an explanation in the sentence immediately before, and a verse quoted below, plainly show that استنظفه is a miswriting for اِسْتَنْطَقَهُ, and that خيره should be خَبَرَهُ, so that the meaning is: he questioned the place of abode.]

The author of the L quotes as an example the saying of El-Kumeyt: [And he who is affected with youthful amorousness, wailing, will not ask the remains, or traces, of the dwellings to reply to his wailing]

shāhid

وَلَنْ يَسْتَخِيرُ رُسُومَ الدِّيَارِلِعَوْلَتِهِ ذُو الصِّبَى المُعوِلُ

. But instead of لِعَوْلَتِهِ I would rather read بِعَوْلَتِهِ, that is: will not question them with his wailing.

10.1.2he put a piece of wood in the hole of a burrow to catch its animal—استخار الضَّبَّ

Some copies of the K wrongly have الضَّبُعَ.

he put a piece of wood in the hole of a burrow to catch its animal—اليَرْبُوعَ

Said of the burrow of the lizard called ضبّ and of the jerboa: the wood is put in the قَاصِعَآء, so that the animal comes out from another place, the نَافِقَآء, and can be caught.

Lth wrongly assigns the act of الاِسْتِخَارَة to the ضبّ and the jerboa.

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[He endeavoured to make her (namely, a gazelle, or a wild cow,) to utter her cry; or] he uttered a cry in order that she should do the same. (TA.) The sportsman, coming to a place in which he thinks the young one of a gazelle or [wild] cow to be, utters a cry like that of her young one; and the mother, hearing it, if she have a young one, thinks the cry to be that of her young one, and follows the cry. (S, * TA.) Hence, (S, TA,) استخارهُ He endeavoured to make him bend, turn, or incline: (JK, S, A, K, TA:) and he called him to him: and he interrogated him; or desired him to speak; syn. اِسْتَنْطَقَهُ : namely, a man. (JK.) [ استخار المَنْزِلَ is explained in the L and K as meaning اِسْتَنْظَفَهُ : to which is added in the TA, كأنّه طلب خيره , with the remark that it should therefore properly be mentioned in art. خير : but an explanation in the sentence immediately preceding, and a verse cited below, evidently show that استنظفه is a mistranscription for اِسْتَنْطَقَهُ , and that خيره should be خَبَرَهُ : so that the meaning is He interrogated the place of abode.] The author of the L cites, as an ex., the saying of El-Kumeyt, 1 [And he who is affected with youthful amorousness, wailing, will not ask the remains, or traces, of the dwellings to reply to his wailing: but for لِعَوْلَتِهِ I would rather read بِعَوْلَتِهِ ; i. e., will not interrogate them with his wailing]. (TA.) وَلَنْ يَسْتَخِيرُ رُسُومَ الدِّيَارِ | لِعَوْلَتِهِ ذُو الصِّبَى المُعوِلُ استخار الضَّبَّ , (K, TA, [in some copies of the K, erroneously, الضَّبُعَ ,]) and اليَرْبُوعَ , (TA,) He placed a piece of wood in the hole of the burrow of the [lizard called] ضبّ , (K, TA,) and of the jerboa, i. e. in the قَاصِعَآء , (TA,) in order that it should come forth from another place, (K, TA,) i. e. the نَافِقَآء , so that he might catch it. (TA.) Lth falsely assigns the act of الاِسْتِخَارَة to the ضبّ and the jerboa. (Az, TA.)

Derived nouns 10

Nounخَوْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — low ground between two elevated parts; an inlet from a sea or large rivergenerated

Low, or depressed, ground or land between two elevated parts; like غَورٌ.

An inlet (literally a neck) from a sea or large river, running into the land; a place, or channel, where water pours into a sea or large river; or a wide place or channel where waters pour, running into a sea or large river; or (in the TA, but in the K "and") a canal, or cut, from a sea or large river.

Also the same as رَحَبَةٌ, apparently meaning the part in which the water flows from the two sides of a valley.

Plural خُؤُورٌ.

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Low, or depressed, ground or land, (JK, S, K,) between two elevated parts; (JK, S;) like غَورٌ : (TA:) an inlet (lit. a neck) from a sea or large river, entering into the land: (Sh:) a place, or channel, where water pours into a sea or large river: (JK, K:) or a wide place or channel, where waters pour, running into a sea or large river; (TA:) or (as in the TA, but in the K “ and, ”) a canal, or cut, from a sea or large river: (K, TA:) and i. q. رَحَبَةٌ [app. as meaning the part in which the water flows from the two sides of a valley]: (JK:) pl. خُؤُورٌ . (TA.)

Nounخُورٌ1 sense

Core sense — weak, feeble ones; she-camels abounding with milkgenerated

A plural of خَوَّارَةٌ, against rule; and of خَوّار in the phrase خَوّارُ العِنَانِ.

See خَوَّارٌ, in five places.

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a pl. of خَوَّارَةٌ , (S, K,) contr. to rule; (MF, TA;) and of خَوّار in the phrase خَوّارُ العِنَانِ . (JK, TA.) See خَوَّارٌ , in five places.

Nounخُورَةٌ الإِبِلِ1 sense

Core sense — the best of camelsgenerated

With damm, apparently originally خُيْرَة: the best of camels, or of the camels.

[See خَيْرٌ near the end of the paragraph.]

And خُوَارُهَا and الخُورَى مِنْهَا mean the same.

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, with damm, [app. originally خُيْرَة ,] The best of camels, or of the camels; (IAar, K;) [see خَيْرٌ , (in art. خير ,) near the end of the paragraph;] and so خُوَارُهَا , and الخُورَى مِنْهَا . (Fr, TA.)

Nounخُورَى1 sense

Core sense — best, choicest (feminine)generated

Feminine of أَخْيَرُ, and properly belonging to art. خير. See the paragraph immediately before this one.

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fem. of أَخْيَرُ , and properly belonging to art. خير : see what next precedes.

Nounخَوْرَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — the rectum; the anus; the gap in which the anus isgenerated

The مَبْعَرٌ [or rectum], which takes in the حِتَار [or anus, with the edges of its skin] of the صُلْب [or back], of a man and others.

Or the passage of the رَوْث [or dung, properly of a horse or the like, but here apparently of a man also]; or the head, or extremity, of the مَبْعَرَة [or rectum]; or the part in which the دُبُر [or anus] is; or the دُبُر [or anus] itself.

Or it has this last meaning as well; and so does خَوَّارَةٌ, synonym اِسْتٌ; the دُبُر is so called because it is like a depressed place between two hills. [See خَوْرٌ.]

Or the gap in which is the دُبُر [or anus] of a man, and that in which is the قُبُل [or anterior pudendum] of a woman; or the gap in which is the دُبُر, and the place of the ذَكَر, and that of the قُبُل, of the woman. (Zj, in his "Khalk el-Insán".)

Plural خَوْرَانَاتٌ and خَوَارِين, the former of a form that any singular noun not denoting a human being may take.

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The مَبْعَرٌ [or rectum], which comprises the حِتَار [or anus, with the extremities of its skin,] of the صُلْب [or back], (K,) of a man &c.: (TA:) or the passage of the رَوْث [or dung, properly of a horse or the like, but here app. meaning of a man also]: (S:) or the head [or extremity] of the مَبْعَرَة [or rectum]: or the part in which is the دُبُر [or anus]: (K:) or the دُبُر [or anus] itself; (TA;) or it has this meaning also; (JK;) and so خَوَّارَةٌ , syn. اِسْتٌ ; (K;) the دُبُر being so called because it is like a depressed place between two hills: (TA: [see خَوْرٌ :]) or the gap in which is the دُبُر [or anus] of a man; and that in which is the قُبُل [or anterior pudendum] of a woman: (TA:) or the gap in which is the دُبُر and the place of the ذَكَر and that of the قُبُل of the woman: (Zj in his “ Khalk el-Insán: ”) pl. خَوْرَانَاتٌ and خَوَارِين : (K:) the former pl. of a form which any sing. subst. not significant of a human being may receive. (TA.)

Nounخُوَارٌ2 senses

Core sense — the lowing, or bellowing, of a bull, cow, or calfgenerated

A maṣdar of خَارَ, as explained in the first sentence of this article.

For خُوَارُ الإِبِلُ, see خُورَة.

Qur’ānic occurrences خُوَار

7:148

وَٱتَّخَذَ قَوْمُ مُوسَىٰ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِنْ حُلِيِّهِمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌ ۚ أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمْ وَلَا يَهْدِيهِمْ سَبِيلًا ۘ ٱتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُوا۟ ظَـٰلِمِينَ

The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of calf, (for worship): it seemed to low: did they not see that it could neither speak to them, nor show them the way? They took it for worship and they did wrong.

20:88

"Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!"

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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an inf. n. of خَارَ as explained in the first sentence in this art. (S, A, &c.) خُوَارُ الإِبِلُ : see خُورَة .

Nounخَؤُورٌ1 sense

Core sense — weak, feeblegenerated

See the next paragraph, in two places.

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: see the next paragraph, in two places.

Nounخَوَّارٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — weak, feeble; a she-camel abounding with milk; a horse that turns easilygenerated

1figurative · مجازa horse that turns easily and runs much—خَوَّارُ العِنَانِ

Weak, or feeble; applied to a man; also خَائِرٌ and خَؤُورٌ, a weak man who cannot endure difficulty or distress; and cowardly, or a coward. Plural of the first خَوَّارُونَ, and of the third خُوَرَةٌ.

Applied to a camel: slender and beautiful. [For الحِسِّ in the CK I read الحَسَنُ, as in other copies of the K and in the TA.]

The feminine, with ة, applied to a she-camel: having soft flesh and fragile bones. Plural of the former [and of the latter] خَوَّارَاتٌ.

Applied to a spear: weak, not hard; or weak and soft. In the same sense applied to an arrow, as also خَؤُورٌ; and so the feminine of the former, with ة, applied to a reed or cane, and to land or ground, meaning weak, or soft. Plural خُورٌ.

Plural خُورٌ.

a sheave of a pulley whose pin turns easily in the checks—بَكْرَةٌ خَوَّارَةٌ

beds, or the like, stuffed with soft materials—خُورُ الحَشَايَا

smooth stones that sound [when struck] because of their hardness—خَوَّارُ الصَّفَا

a زند [q. v.] that gives out much fire—زَنْدٌ خَوَّارٌ

Synonym قَدَّاحٌ.

he is lavish when asked—هُوَ خَوَّارُ العُودِ

An expression of blame.

a she-camel abounding with milk—خَوَّارَةٌ

Plural خُورٌ, which is contrary to rule and said by MF to have no parallel. The same is said of a ewe or she-goat.

Or a she-camel whose milk flows easily, and so a ewe or she-goat; or a she-camel thin-skinned and abounding with milk; or Kf: one of a hue between dust-colour and red, with a thin skin, and such is the most abundant in milk; or one of a red colour inclining to dust-colour, thin-skinned, with long fur through which coarse hair protrudes, longer than the rest: such a she-camel is less hardy than others, but abounds with milk.

Also a palm-tree that bears much fruit.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredwomen much suspected, because of their corruptness and their weak forbearance—خُورٌ

This is [a plural] with no singular.

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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 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 A horse (A) that turns easily, (JK, A, K,) and runs much: (K:) pl. خُورٌ . (JK, TA.) And بَكْرَةٌ خَوَّارَةٌ A sheave of a pulley of which the pin runs [or turns] easily in the checks. (TA.) And خُورُ الحَشَايَا 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 He is lavish when asked]: an expression of dispraise. (TA in art. كسر .) [Hence also,] خَوَّارَةٌ 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 A palm-tree ( نَخْلَةٌ ) that bears much fruit. (JK, A, K.) خُورٌ as meaning Women much suspected, on account of their corruptness, (K, TA,) and the weakness of their forbearance, (TA,) is [a pl.] without a sing. (K.)

Nounخَوَّارَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — weak, soft; a she-camel abounding with milkgenerated

Feminine of خَوَّارٌ [q. v.].

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As a substantive: see خَوْرَانٌ.

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fem. of خَوَّارٌ [q. v.]. As a subst.: see خَوْرَانٌ .

Nounخَائِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — weak, feeblegenerated

See خَوَّارٌ, first sentence.

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: see خَوَّارٌ , first sentence.