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Form 1كَرڤرَ5 senses · 3 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarكرٌّ كَرٌّ كَرْكَرَةٌ كَرِيرٌ

Core sense — he returned; he returned to the fight, he chargedgenerated

1.1He returned—كَرَّ بِنَفْسِهِ

[كَرَّ, that is,] the intransitive verb, as distinguished from the transitive كَرَّ.; maṣdar كرٌّ or كُرُورٌ, or both.

he turned to, or against, him, or it; he returned to, or against, it—كَرَّ عَلَيْهِ

maṣdar كَرٌّ, كُرُورٌ, تَكْرَارٌ and كَرِيرٌ.

[He was put to flight, then he returned, or turned back, against him]—اِنْهَزَمَ ثُمَّ كَرَّ عَلَيْهِ

The horseman [wheeled round, or] fled, in order to wheel round and then return to the fight—كَرَّ الفَارِسُ

According to El-Basáïr, the primary meaning is the turning to, or against, a thing, either in person or in act.

[Or he returned to the fight after wheeling round, or retiring, or being put to flight, as is implied in the phrase before it and in many other examples; and simply, he charged, or assaulted: opposed to فَرَّ; see كَرَّةٌ below.]

[The courser is fit for returning to the fight, or for charging, and for fleeing]—الجَوَادُ يَصْلُحُ لِلْكَرِّ وَٱلْفَرِّ

[He, or it, returned time after time]—كَرَّ

The returning of night and day time after time caused him to come to an end—أَفْنَاهُ كَرُّ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ

He returned from him, or it—كَرَّ عَنْهُ

He returned from that—تَكَرْكَرَ عَنْ ذٰلِكَ

1.2He made, or caused, him, or it, to return—كَرَّهُ

كَرَّ is transitive as well as intransitive.

he made him return, or revert, from such a thing—كَرْكَرَهُ عَنْ كَذَا

[He turned back his spear against him]—كَرَّ عَلَيْهِ رُمْحَهُ

[He turned back his horse against him]—فَرَسَهُ

1.3He uttered a sound like that of one throttled, or strangled—كَرَّ

2nd person كَرِرْتَ.

Or like the sound of one harassed, fatigued, or overburdened; or he rattled in his throat in dying; or he made a sound in his breast like حَشْرَجَةٌ, but not the same as that. Horses do this in their breasts. [See شَخَرَ.]

1.3.1

Also, said of a sick man: he gave up his spirit at death.

1.3.2

See also كَرِيرٌ below.

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[ كَرَّ , i. e.] كَرَّ بِنَفْسِهِ , as distinguished from the trans. كَرَّ , [aor. كَرُرَ ,] (S, Mgh,) inf. n. كرٌّ , (S,) or كُرُورٌ , (Mgh,) [or both,] He returned. (S, Mgh.) You say كَرَّ عَلَيْهِ , (A, K,) aor, كَرُرَ , (TA,) inf. n. كَرٌّ and كُرُورٌ and تَكْرَارٌ (A, K) and كَرِيرٌ , (CK,) He turned to, or against, him, or it: (A, K:) he returned to or against, it: (TA:) the primary signification is the turning to, or against, a thing, either in person, or in act. (El-Basáïr.) And اِنْهَزَمَ ثُمَّ كَرَّ عَلَيْهِ [He was put to flight: then he returned, or turned back, against him]. (A.) And كَرَّ الفَارِسُ , aor. كَرُرَ , inf. n. كَرٌّ , The horseman [wheeled round, or about, or] fled, to wheel round, or about, and then returned to the fight: (Msb:) [or returned to the fight after wheeling round, or about, or retiring, or being put to flight; as is implied in the phrase next preceding, from the A, and in many other examples: and simply, he charged, or assaulted: opposed to فَرَّ : see كَرَّةٌ , below.] You say also الجَوَادُ يَصْلُحُ لِلْكَرِّ وَٱلْفَرِّ [The courser is suitable, or fit, for returning to the fight, or for charging, or assaulting, and fleeing]. (Msb.) [And كَرَّ signifies He, or it, returned time after time.] You say أَفْنَاهُ كَرُّ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ The returning of night and day time after time caused him to come to an end. (Msb.) Also كَرَّ عَنْهُ He returned from him, or it. (A, K.) And تَكَرْكَرَ عَنْ ذٰلِكَ He returned from that. (TA.) كَرَّ is also trans., as well as intrans.; (S,) TA;) كَرَّهُ , (aor. كَرُرَ , TA,) inf. n. كَرٌّ , signifying He made, or caused, him, or it, to return: (S, Mgh, TA:) and [in like manner,] كَرْكَرَهُ عَنْ كَذَا , inf. n. كَرْكَرَةٌ , he made him to return, or revert, from such a thing. (TA.) You say كَرَّ عَلَيْهِ رُمْحَهُ , and فَرَسَهُ , inf. n. كَرٌّ , [He turned back his spear, and his horse, against him]. (A.) كَرَّ , aor. كَرِرَ , (S, K,) and [see. pers. كَرِرْتَ ,] aor. كَرَرَ , (K,) inf. n. كَرِيرٌ , (S, A, * K, * TA,) He uttered a sound like that of one throttled, or strangled: (S, K:) or like that of one harassed, or fatigued, or overburdened: (TA:) or he rattled in his throat ( حَشُرَجَ ) in dying: (AZ, S:) or he made a sound in his breast like حَشْرَجَةٌ [or rattling in the throat in dying], (A, TA) but not the same as this latter: and thus do horses, in their breasts. (TA.) [See شَخَرَ .] Also, He (a sick man) gave up his spirit, at death. (TA.) See also كَرِيرٌ , below.

Form 2كرّرهُ1 sense

maṣdarتَكْرِيرٌ

Core sense — he repeated it, he reiterated itgenerated

2.1He repeated it, or reiterated it, several times, either by act or by speech—كَرْكَرَهُ

Maṣdar تَكْرِيرٌ and تَكْرَارٌ, or the latter is a simple noun. AA, answering Aboo-Sa'eed Ed-Dareer's question about the difference between the measures تَفْعَالٌ and تِفْعَالٌ, said that the latter is a simple noun and the former, with fet-h, a maṣdar. [But there are two maṣdars of the measure تِفْعَالٌ, both of unaugmented verbs, namely تِبْيَانٌ and تِلْقَآءٌ.] Ibn-Buzurj gives تَكِرَّةٌ as well.

Or he repeated it one time after another, which may mean he tripled it, unless the "other" time is not counted as a repetition.

[In the CK, كَرْكَرَةً is written by mistake for كَرْكَرَهُ.]

Aboo-Hilál El-'Askeree: it differs from أَعَادَهُ, which means only "he repeated it once," for none but the vulgar say أَعَادَهُ مَرَّاتٍ, whereas كَرَّرَهُ may mean not only the same as أَعَادَهُ, as it does in many instances, but also he repeated it time after time.

Sadr-ed-Deen Zádeh: some explain كَرَّرَهُ as meaning he mentioned it twice, and he mentioned it one time after another.

When it is used in the former of these two senses, the term تَكْرَارٌ applies to the second, and to the first with respect to the second.

Its explanation as the mentioning of a thing one time after another is a conventional rendering of the rhetoricians. Es-Suyootee says that تَكْرَارٌ means the renewing of the first word or phrase, and that it denotes a sort of تَأْكِيد [or corroboration].

But it is said to be a condition of تأكيد that the repeated words or phrases be without interruption and occur not more than three times, and that تكرار differs from it in both these particulars.

So the phrase in the Qur'ān, chapter 55, فَبِأَىِّ آلَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ, is an instance of تكرار, not of تأكيد, because it occurs with interruptions and more than three times; and so is another phrase in the Qur'ān, chapter 77, وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ.

[He repeated, or reiterated, such a thing, or saying, to his ear, or ears]—كَرَّر عَلَى سَمْعِهِ كَذَا

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, inf. n. تَكْرِيرٌ (S, Msb, K) and تَكْرَارٌ , (S, K,) or the latter is a simple subst., (Msb,) or, as AA said to Aboo-Sa'eed Ed-Dareer, in reply to a question respecting the difference between the measures تَفْعَالٌ and تِفْعَالٌ , the latter is a simple subst., and the former, with fet-h, is an inf. n., (S, TA,) [but there are two inf. ns. of the measure تِفْعَالٌ , both of unaugmented verbs, namely تِبْيَانٌ and تِلْقَآءٌ ,] and تَكِرَّةٌ , (Ibn-Buzurj, K,) [He repeated it, or reiterated it, either once or more than once:] he repeated it several times; reiterated it: (Msb:) or he repeated it one time after another; (K;) which may mean he tripled it, unless the “ other ” time be not reckoned as a repetition; (TA;) as also كَرْكَرَهُ ; (K; [in the CK, كَرْكَرَةً is put by mistake for كَرْكَرَهُ ;]) either by act or by speech: (MF:) it differs from أَعَادَهُ , which signifies only “ he repeated it once; ” for none but the vulgar say أَعَادَهُ مَرَّاتٍ ; whereas كَرَّرَهُ may signify [not only the same as أَعَادَهُ , as it does in many instances, but also] he repeated it time after time: (Aboo-Hilál El-'Askeree:) some explain كَرَّرَهُ as signifying he mentioned it twice, and he mentioned it one time after another: (Sadr-ed-Deen Zádeh:) when it is used in the former of these two senses, the term تَكْرَارٌ applies to the second, and to the first [with respect to the second]: ('Ináyeh, in the early part of chap. ii.; and TA:) but its explanation as signifying the mentioning a thing one time after another is a conventional rendering of the rhetoricians: (MF:) Es-Suyootee says, that تَكْرَارٌ signifies the renewing the first word or phrase; and it denotes a sort of تَأْكِيد [or corroboration]: but it is said to be a condition of تأكيد that the words or phrases [which are repeated] be without interruption, and occur not more than three times; and that تكرار differs from it in both these particulars; so that the phrase in the Kur, [chap. lv.,] فَبِأَىِّ آلَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ is an instance of تكرار , not of تأكيد , because it occurs [with interruptions and] more than three times; and so another phrase in the Kur, [chap. lxxvii.,] وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ . (TA.) You say كَرَّر عَلَى سَمْعِهِ كَذَا [He repeated, or reiterated, such a thing, or saying, to his ear, or ears, or hearing]. (A.)

Form 5تكرّر1 sense

Core sense — it became repeated, it recurredgenerated

5.1A saying became repeated, or reiterated, to him—تكرّر عَلَيْهِ

[It became repeated, or reiterated; and it recurred.]

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[It became repeated, or reiterated: and it recurred]. You say تكرّر عَلَيْهِ [It (a saying) became repeated, or reiterated, to him]. (A.)

Form R. Q. 1كَرْكَرَهُ1 sense

Core sense — he made him return; he repeated itgenerated

R. Q. 1.1

See 1 and 2.

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: see 1: and 2.

Form R. Q. 2تَكَرْكَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he returned, he turned backgenerated

R. Q. 2.1

See 1.

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: see 1.

Derived nouns 10

Nounكَرٌّ2 senses

Core sense — a rope by which one climbs a palm-tree; a ship's ropegenerated

A rope [made in the form of a hoop] by which one climbs a palm-tree. According to A'Obeyd, the name is not applied to any other rope; and Az says he has heard the same from the Arabs.

It is made of the best of the palm-tree fibres called لِيف; or it is a thick rope. AO says it is made of لِيف, and of the outer covering of the portions of the palm-tree's racemes called عَرَجِين, and of the part of the branch called عَسِيب; or it is a rope in general.

Also the rope, or sheet, of a sail; or the rope of a ship; or the rope by which a ship is drawn.

Also a قَيْد [pair of shackles, or hobbles] made of لِيف or of palm-leaves.

Plural كُرُورٌ.

The thing that connects the two pieces of wood called ظَلِفَتَانِ of the kind of camel's saddle called رَحْل, and that enters, or is inserted, into them. [See شَجْرٌ and شَخْرٌ.]

Or the skin, or leather, into which the ظَلِفَات of the رَحْل enter, occupying the same place in the رَحْل as the بِدَادَانِ have in the قَتَب, except that the بدادان do not appear before the ظَلِفَة.

Plural أَكْرَارٌ.

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A rope [made in the form of a hoop] by means of which one ascends a palm-tree; (S, K;) accord. to A'Obeyd, a name not applied to any other rope; and so, says Az, I have heard from the Arabs; it is made of the best of [the fibres of the palm-tree called] لِيف : (TA:) or a thick rope; (K;) accord. to AO, made of لِيف , and of the outer covering ( قِشْر ) of the [portions of the racemes of the palm-tree called] عَرَجِين and of the [portion of the branch called] عَسِيب : (TA:) or a rope, in general: (Th, K:) and the rope [or sheet] of a sail: (S:) or the rope of a ship: or the rope by which a ship is drawn: (TA:) and a قَيْد [or pair of shackles, or hobbles,] made of لِيف or of palm-leaves: (K:) pl. كُرُورٌ . (S, TA.) The thing that connects the [two pieces of wood called] ظَلِفَتَانِ of the [kind of camel's saddle called] رَحْل , (S, K,) and that enters [or is inserted] into them: (S:) [See شَجْرٌ and شَخْرٌ :] or the skin, or leather, into which the ظَلِفَات of the رَحْل enter; occupying the same place in the رَحْل as the بِدَادَانِ have in the قَتَب , excepting that the بدادان do not appear before the ظَلِفَة : (TA:) pl. أَكْرَارٌ . (S, TA.)

Nounكُرٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a measure of capacity for wheat, used in El-'Irákgenerated

A certain well-known measure of capacity, used by the people of El-'Irák for wheat, consisting of six ass-loads, that is, sixty times the quantity called قَفِيز.

According to the people of El-'Irák, the قفيز is eight مَكَاكِيك [in one copy, six, but this is a mistake], and the مَكُّوك is a صَاع and a half, which is three كِيلَجَات, so that the كُرّ, by this reckoning, is twelve times the quantity called وَسْق, each وسق being sixty times the quantity called صاع.

In the Kitáb Kudámeh it is said that the كُرّ called المُعَدَّلُ is sixty times the quantity called قفيز, and the قفيز is ten أَعْشِرَآء; and that the كُرّ called القَنْقَلُ is twice the quantity of the كُرّ مُعَدَّل, that is, by the قفيز of the معدّل, a hundred and twenty times the quantity of the قفيز.

With this كرّ unripe dates, dried dates and also olives are measured in the districts of El-Basrah; and the قفيز used for measuring dates is twenty-five times the رِطْل of Baghdád, so that the كُرُّ القَنْقَلِ is three thousand times as much as the رطل.

The كُرّ called الهَاشِمِىُّ is the third part of the معدّل, that is, twenty times as much as the قفيز, by the measure of the معدّل; with this كُرّ rice is measured.

The كُرّ called الهَارُونِىُّ is equal to them two [but what these two are is not shown]; and the أَهْوَازِىّ is equal to them two; and the مَخْتُوم is the sixth part of the قفيز; and the قفيز is the tenth part of the جَرِيب; or the كُرّ is forty times as much as the quantity called إِرْدَبّ, by the reckoning of the people of Egypt, as ISd says.

The plural is إِكرَار. [It seems to be connected with the Hebrew, from which comes the Greek koros — a measure containing, according to Josephus, six Attic medimni — occurring in Luke 16:7.]

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A certain measure of capacity, (Mgh, Msb, K,) of the people of El-'Irák, (Mgh, K,) for wheat; (S;) well known; (Msb;) consisting of six ass-loads, (K,) that is, sixty times the quantity called قَفِيز , (Az, Mgh, Msb, K,) accord. to the people of El-'Irák, (TA,) the قفيز being eight مَكَاكِيك , [in the TA, six, but this is a mistake,] and the مَكُّوك being a صَاع and a half, which is three كِيلَجَات ; so that the كُرّ , accord. to this reckoning, is twelve times the quantity called وَسْق , (Az, Mgh, Msb,) each وسق being sixty times the quantity called صاع : (Az, Mgh:) in the Kitáb Kudámeh, it is said that the كُرّ called المُعَدَّلُ is sixty times the quantity called قفيز , and the قفيز is ten أَعْشِرَآء : and the كُرّ called القَنْقَلُ is twice the quantity of the كُرّ مُعَدَّل , that is, by the قفيز of the معدّل , a hundred and twenty times the quantity of the قفيز ; with this كرّ are measured unripe dates and dried dates and also olives, in the districts of El-Basrah; and the قفيز used for measuring dates is twenty-five times the رِطْل of Baghdád; so that the كُرُّ القَنْقَلِ is three thousand times as much as the رطل : and the كُرّ called الهَاشِمِىُّ is the third part of the معدّل , that is, twenty times as much as the قفيز , by the measure of the معدّل ; with this كُرّ , rice is measured: and the كُرّ called الهَارُونِىُّ is equal to them two [but what these two are is not shown]: and the أَهْوَازِىّ is equal to them two: and the مَخْتُوم is sixth part of the قفيز : and the قفيز is the tenth part of the جَرِيب : (Mgh:) or the كُرّ is forty times as much as the quantity called إِرْدَبّ ; (K;) by the reckoning of the people of Egypt, as ISd says: (TA:) the pl. is إِكرَار . (S, Msb.) [It is app. connected with the Hebrew , whence the Greek ko/ros (a measure containing, accord. to Josephus, six Attic medimni,) occurring in Luke xvi. 7.]

Nounكَرَّةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a return; a charge, or assault, in war; a time; a turn to prevailgenerated

1[Would that there were for us] a return to the world, or to our former state—لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً

So in the Qur'ān 2:162; and so also in 26:102 and 39:59.

Fear God, [fear God,] and return to your prophet—اللّٰهَ اللّٰهَ وَٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَى نَبِيِّكُمْ

So in the saying of Mohammad.

on this sense A return.

1.1

[Hence, the return to life;] the resurrection; the renewal of mankind, or of the creation, after perishing.

1.2a charge, or an assault, in war—كُرَّى

[Hence also, a return to the fight, after wheeling away, or retiring; and simply,] a charge, or an assault, in war.

Plural كَرَّاتٌ.

1.3[He did it time after time]—فَعَلَهُ كَرَّةً بَعْدَ كَرَّةٍ

[Hence also,] a time; one time; in the sense of the French "fois." It is generally repeated, or used in the plural, so as to denote a returning to an action, once or more, that is, repetition of it, in agreement with the primary meaning. Synonym مَرَّةٌ; plural as above.

[He did it several times]—فَعَلَهُ كَرَّاتٍ

1.4[Then we gave you the turn to prevail against them, the victory over them]—ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ الكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ

So in the Qur'ān 17:6.

[Hence also,] a turn to prevail against an opposing party; victory.

Qur’ānic occurrences كَرَّة 5 shown of 6

17:6

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَـٰكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا

Then did We grant you the Return as against them: We gave you increase in resources and sons, and made you the more numerous in man-power.

26:102

فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

"'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"

39:58

أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

"Or (lest) it should say when it (actually) sees the penalty: 'If only I had another chance, I should certainly be among those who do good!'

67:4

ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ

Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out.

79:12

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"

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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A return. (Msb.) So in the Kur, [ii. 162,] لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً [Would that there were for us] a return to the world, or former state. And so in xxvi. 102, and xxxix. 59. (Jel.) And so in the saying of Mohammad, اللّٰهَ اللّٰهَ وَٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَى نَبِيِّكُمْ Fear ye God, [fear ye God,] and return to your prophet. (Mgh.) [Hence, The return to life;] the resurrection; the renewal of mankind, or of the creation, after perishing. (TA.) [Hence also, A return to the fight, after wheeling away, or retiring: and simply,] a charge, or an assault, (Mgh, K,) in war; (TA;) as also كُرَّى : (Sgh, K:) pl. كَرَّاتٌ . (K.) [Hence also,] A time; one time; [in the sense of the French “ fois ”; generally repeated, or used in the pl. form, so as to denote a returning to an action, once, or more; i. e., repetition, or reiteration, thereof, agreeably with the primary signification;] syn. مَرَّةٌ : (S, K:) pl. as above. (S.) You say فَعَلَهُ كَرَّةً بَعْدَ كَرَّةٍ [He did it time after time]. And فَعَلَهُ كَرَّاتٍ [He did it several times]. (A.) [Hence also,] A turn to prevail against an opposing party; victory. So in the Kur, [xvii. 6,] ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ الكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ [Then we gave to you the turn to prevail against them; the victory over them]. (Bd, Jel.)

Nounكُرَّى1 sense

Core sense — a return, a returninggenerated

See كَرَّةٌ.

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: see كَرَّةٌ .

Nounكَرِيرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a rattling in the throat; hoarseness of the voice from dustgenerated

A maṣdar: see 1.

1.1

Also, a hoarseness, or roughness, of the voice, caused by dust.

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, an inf. n.: see 1. Also, A hoarseness or roughness of the voice, occasioned by dust. (K.)

Nounكَرَّارٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who returns often to the fightgenerated

See مِكَرٌّ.

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: see مِكَرٌّ .

Nounكِرْكِرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the callosity on the breast of a camelgenerated

1literally, the incision of the كراكر—حَزُّ الكَرَاكِرِ

The callosity, or callous protuberance, upon the breast of the camel, which, when the animal lies down, touches and rests upon the ground, projecting from his body like a cake of bread. It is one of the five ثَفِنَات [there being one at each knee and one at each stifle-joint].

Or the breast of any animal whose foot is of the kind called خُفّ. Plural كَرَاكِرُ.

This is when a camel has a disease, so that he is not even when he lies down upon his breast; because of this, a vein is gently drawn forth from the كركرة, and then he is cauterized.

So in a tradition of Ibn-Ez-Zubeyr:

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عَطَاؤُكُمُ لِلضَّارِبِينَ رِقَابَكُمْوَنُدْعَى إِذَا مَا كَانَ حَزُّ ٱلْكَرَاكِرِ

[Your bounty is for those who smite your necks, and we are invited when there is a difficult undertaking to be carried out, like the incision of the كراكر] — meaning, you invite us only when you are in distress, because of our skill in war, while on occasions of bounty and of ample means of life you invite others.

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The callosity, or callous protuberance, upon the breast of the camel, ( رَحَى زَوْرِ البَعِيرِ , S, K,) which, when the animal lies down, touches [and rests] upon the ground, projecting from his body, like a cake of bread; (TA;) it is one of the five ثَفِنَات [of which there is one at each knee and one at each stifle-joint]: (S, TA:) or the breast of any animal of which the foot is of the kind called خُفّ : (K:) pl. كَرَاكِرُ . (TA.) حَزُّ الكَرَاكِرِ [lit. The incision of the كراكر ] is when a camel has a disease, so that he is not even when he lies down upon his breast; in consequence of which, a vein is gently drawn forth from the كركرة , and then he [or it] is cauterized. Hence the following, in a trad. of Ibn-Ez-Zubeyr: 1 [Your bounty is for those who smite your necks, and we are invited when there is a difficult undertaking to be accomplished, like the incision of the كراكر :] meaning, ye invite us only when ye are distressed, because of our skill in war; and on occasions of bounty, and ampleness of the means or circumstances of life, others. (IAth.) عَطَاؤُكُمُ لِلضَّارِبِينَ رِقَابَكُمْ | وَنُدْعَى إِذَا مَا كَانَ حَزُّ ٱلْكَرَاكِرِ

Nounمَكَرٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a place of war or fightinggenerated

A place of war or fighting [where the combatants return time after time to the conflict, wheeling away and then turning back].

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A place of war or fighting [where the combatants return time after time to the conflict, wheeling away and then turning back]. (S)

Nounمِكَرٌّ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who returns often to the fight; a horse fit for charginggenerated

One who returns often [to the fight, after wheeling away, or retiring, or being put to flight]; also كَرَّارٌ.

1.1a horse that is suitable, or fit, for returning to the fight, and for charging, or assaulting—فَرَسٌ مِكَرٌّ

a horse well trained, willing, and active, ready to return to the fight and to flee—فَرَسٌ مِكَرٌّ مِفَرٌّ

1.2a she-camel that is milked twice every day—نَاقَةٌ مِكَرَّةٌ

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One who returns often [to the fight, after wheeling away, or retiring, or being put to flight]; as also كَرَّارٌ . (K) فَرَسٌ مِكَرٌّ A horse that is suitable, or fit, for returning to the fight, and for charging, or assaulting. (S.) And فَرَسٌ مِكَرٌّ مِفَرٌّ A horse well trained, willing, and active, ready to return to the fight and to flee. (TA.) نَاقَةٌ مِكَرَّةٌ A she-camel that is milked twice every day. (A, Sgh, K.)

Nounمُكَرَّرٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — repeated, reiteratedgenerated

[Repeated; reiterated.]

1.1the letter ر—المُكَرَّرُ

So called because of the faltering of the tip of the tongue which is noticeable when one pauses after uttering it, caused by the reiteration with which that is done; and so, with respect to إِمَالَة [as an obstacle to it], it is reckoned as two letters.

1.2

[مُكَرَّرٌ in the present day also means refined, said of sugar and the like.]

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[Repeated; reiterated]. المُكَرَّرُ The letter ر : (K:) because of the faltering of the tip of the tongue which is observable when one pauses after uttering it, occasioned by the reiteration with which that is done; wherefore, with respect to إِمَالَة , [as an obstacle thereto,] it is reckoned as two letters. (TA.) [ مُكَرَّرٌ , in the present day, also signifies Refined, as an epithet applied to sugar, &c.]