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Form 1كَارَ العِمَامَةَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ3 senses

maṣdarكَوْرٌmuḍāriʿيَكُورُ

Core sense — he wound the turban round on his head; he carried a bundle on his backgenerated

1.1he wound the thing in a round form—كوّر الشَّىْءَ

He wound the turban round on his head..

Also كوّرها, maṣdar تَكْوِيرٌ; or this last is intensive [meaning, it seems, he wound it round many times, or in many folds, on his head]; and hence the phrase that follows.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe came into a bad state of affairs after having been in a good one—حَارَ بَعْدَ مَا كَارَ

Zj, in art. حور.

Or: he became defective after having been in a state of redundance.

See also كَوْرٌ below.

1.3he carried a bundle on his back—كَارَ

. The thing carried is a كَارَة (q. v.); the verb استكار is used in the same way.

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, (S, A, Msb, *) aor. يَكُورُ , (S, Msb,) inf. n. كَوْرٌ , (S, Msb, K,) He wound round the turban upon his head; (S, A, Msb, K;) as also كوّرها , inf. n. تَكْوِيرٌ : (S, A, K:) or the latter has an intensive signification [app. meaning he wound it round many times upon his head; or in many folds]: and hence you say, كوّر الشَّىْءَ he wound the thing in a round form. (Msb.) Hence the saying, حَارَ بَعْدَ مَا كَارَ , (Zj, in TA, art. حور ,) He became in a bad state of affairs after he had been in a good state: or he became in a state of defectiveness after he had been in a state of redundance. (TA, art. حور .) See also كَوْرٌ , below. كَارَ , (TA,) inf. n. كَوْرٌ , (K,) He carried a كَارَة , q. v., (K, TA,) upon his back; (TA;) as also استكار . (K, TA.)

Form 2كَوَّرَ6 senses · 5 main

maṣdarتَكْوِيرٌ

Core sense — he wound it round, he wrapped it up; he threw him down in a heapgenerated

2.1

See form 1, in two places.

2.2when the sun shall be wound round [with darkness] like a turban—إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

In the Qur'ān 81:1.

Or: shall be wrapped up and effaced; or wrapped up and have its light taken away; or have its light collected together and wrapped up as a turban is wrapped; or be folded up as a سِجِلّ [or scroll] is folded up; or lose its light (Fr, Katádeh); or be divested of its light ('Ikrimeh); or be blinded, عَوِّرَتْ (I'Ab); or pass away and come to nothing; or be collected together and cast down into the depth below, دُهْوِرَتْ (both of these last explanations are given by Mujáhid); or be cast away (Er-Rabeea Ibn-Kheythem).

2.3He makes the night a covering upon the day—يُكَوِّرُ ٱللَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ

Qur'ān 39:7.

Or: He adds of the night to the day; or He makes the night overtake the day; or He brings in the night upon the day: from كَوَّرَ العِمَامَةَ. All these meanings are nearly alike.

Qur’ān 39:5 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xxxix. 7”

Qur’ān 39:5 Lane quotes this verse

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۗ أَلَا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُ

He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): He makes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night: He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law): Each one follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power - He Who forgives again and again?Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

2.4he collected the goods together and tied them up—كوّر المَتَاعَ

Or: he put the goods one upon another.

2.5he smote and pierced him [with his spear], and threw him down in a heap—طَعَنَهُ فَكَوَّرَهُ

The maṣdar is as above.

2.5.1he smote him and threw him down prostrate—ضَرَبَهَ فَكَوَّرَهُ

[Like جَوَّرَهُ.]

Or كوّرهُ means he prostrated him, whether he smote him or not.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2

39:5

81:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;

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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see 1, in two places. إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ , in the Kur [lxxxi. 1,] When the sun shall be wound round [with darkness] like a turban: (AO, S:) or shall be wrapped up and effaced: (AO accord. to the S, or Akh accord. to the TA:) or shall be wrapped up and have its light taken away: (Jel:) or shall have its light collected together and wrapped up like as a turban is wrapped: (TA:) or shall be folded up like as a سِجِلّ [or scroll] is folded up: (Msb:) or shall lose its light: (Fr, Katádeh, S:) or shall be divested of its light: ('Ikrimeh:) or shall be blinded; syn. عَوِّرَتْ : (I'Ab, S:) or shall pass away and come to nought: or shall be collected together and cast down into the depth below; syn. دُهْوِرَتْ : (both of which are explanations given by Mujáhid:) or shall be cast away. (Er-Rabeea Ibn-Kheythem.) يُكَوِّرُ ٱللَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ (Kur xxxix. 7) He maketh the night to be a covering upon the day: or He addeth of the night to the day: (S:) or He maketh the night to overtake the day: (TA:) or He bringeth in the night upon the day: (K:) from كَوَّرَ العِمَامَةَ : all of which meanings are nearly alike. (TA.) كوّر المَتَاعَ , (A, K:) inf. n. تَكْوِيرٌ , (S,) He collected together the goods and bound or tied them: (S, K:) or he put the goods one upon another. (A.) طَعَنَهُ فَكَوَّرَهُ , (inf. n. as above, TA,) He smote and pierced him [with his spear], and threw him down gathered together, or in a heap. (S, Msb, K. *) ضَرَبَهَ فَكَوَّرَهُ He smote him, and threw him down prostrate: (K, * TA:) [like جَوَّرَهُ :] or كوّرهُ signifies he prostrated him, whether he smote him or not. (TA.)

Form 5تكوّر3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he fell down; he drew himself together; he became prostratedgenerated

5.1he fell upon his side and drew himself together—تَقَطَّرَ وَتَشَمَّرَ

he wrapped himself up and tucked up his garment or skirt—تَلَفَّفَ وَتَشَمَّرَ

on this sense These are the two explanations given of the verb.

5.1.1

He fell; he fell down.

5.1.2

He became prostrated; also إِكْتَارَ.

Or اكتار means he prostrated a thing, one part upon another.

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He fell upon his side, and drew himself together; syn. تَقَطَّرَ وَتَشَمَّرَ : (S, K:) or he wrapped himself up, and tucked up his garment, or skirt, or the like; syn. تَلَفَّفَ وَتَشَمَّرَ . (TA.) He fell; fell down. (S, K.) He became prostrated; as also إِكْتَارَ : (K:) or اكتار signifies he prostrated a thing, one part upon another. (TA.)

Form 8اكتار2 senses

Core sense — he put a turban on himselfgenerated

8.1

He turbaned himself; he dressed himself with a turban.

8.2

Derived nouns 13

Nounكَوْرٌ2 senses

Core sense — a turn, or twist, of a turban; increase, or redundancegenerated

1the turban is composed of twenty turns—العِمَامَةُ عِشْرُونَ كُورًا

A maṣdar used as a noun, or كُورٌ: a turn, or twist, of a turban. Plural أَكْوَارٌ.

ten turns—عَشَرَةُ أَكْوَارٍ

2we seek God's protection from decrease after increase—نَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الكَوْرِ

Increase, or redundance.

It is also related as بَعْدَ الكَوْنِ, which means the same.

Or the meaning is: from returning to disobedience after obedience; or from turning back after following a right course.

See also حَوْرٌ.

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, (S, Msb,) an inf. n. used as a subst., (Msb,) or كُورٌ , (ISh, T, A,) A turn, or twist, of a turban: (ISh, T, A, Msb:) pl. أَكْوَارٌ . (A, Msb.) You say, العِمَامَةُ عِشْرُونَ كُورًا [The turban is composed of twenty turns], and عَشَرَةُ أَكْوَارٍ [ten turns]. (A.) Increase; or redundance. (S, A, Msb.) Hence the saying, نَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الكَوْرِ (S, A, Msb) We have recourse to God for preservation from decrease, or defectiveness, after increase, or redundance: (S, Msb:) or, as it is also related, بَعْدَ الكَوْنِ , which means the same: or the meaning is, from return to disobedience after obedience: (Msb:) or from return after pursuing a right course. (TA.) See also حَوْرٌ .

Nounكُورٌ4 senses

Core sense — a camel's saddle; a blacksmith's fire-place; a hornets' or bees' nestgenerated

See كَوْرٌ.

A camel's [saddle of the kind called] رَحْل; also مَكْوَرٌ and مُكْوَرٌّ, the last with damm to the م and teshdeed to the ر. Or a رَحْل with its apparatus.

Many pronounce it كَوْرٌ, but this is a mistake.

Plural (of paucity) أَكْوَارٌ and أَكْوُرٌ; (of multitude) كِيرَانٌ, كُورَانٌ and كُؤُورٌ. ISd says the last is irregular as a plural of a singular like كور, which has an infirm letter.

A blacksmith's fire-place; his مَجْمَرَة, built of clay.

It is also said to mean the skin with which he blows his fire; or that is called كِيرٌ only, an arabicized word.

[A hornets', or bees', nest;] the place, or structure, of hornets, الزَّنَابِير; in the CK الدَّنَانِير, which is a mistake. Or of bees, according to a tradition cited in the TA.

Plural أَكْوَارٌ. See also كُوَارَةٌ.

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: see كَوْرٌ . A camel's [saddle of the kind called] رَحْل : (K, TA:) as also مَكْوَرٌ (K) and مُكْوَرٌّ , the latter with damm to the م and teshdeed to the ر : (TS, L:] or a رَحْل with its apparatus: (S, Msb, K:) pronounced by many كَوْرٌ ; but this is a mistake: (IAth:) pl. [of pauc.] أَكْوَارٌ (S, Msb, K) and أَكْوُرٌ , (K,) and (of mult., TA) كِيرَانٌ (S, Msb, K) and كُورَانٌ and كُؤُورٌ , which last, says ISd, is extr. as a pl. form of a sing. such as كور with an infirm letter. (TA.) A blacksmith's fire-place; (S, * A, Msb;) his مَجْمَرَة ; (K;) constructed of clay: (S, Msb, K: *) and also said to signify the skin [with which he blows his fire]: (Msb, TA:) or this latter is called [only] كِيرٌ : (A, in the present art.; and S, Msb, K, art. كير :) an arabicized word. (Msb.) [A hornets', or bees', nest;] the place, (S, K,) or structure, (TA,) of hornets: ( الزَّنَابِير , S, K [in the CK, الدَّنَانِير , which is a mistake:]) or of bees: (accord. to a trad. cited in the TA:) pl. أَكْوَارٌ . (TA.) See also كُوَارَةٌ .

Nounكَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a bundle of clothes carried on the backgenerated

A bundle which a man carries on his back; or a bundle of clothes, put in one piece of cloth and tied up, such as that of the قَصَّار [or beater and washer and whitener of clothes].

Or the كارة is what is carried on the back, being a bundle of clothes; or what are put together and tied up in a wrapper of clothes; or a certain quantity of wheat which a man carries on his back.

Plural كَارَاتٌ. [See also عَجَلَةٌ.]

Show Lane's original text

A bundle ( حَالٌ ) which a man carries on his back: or a bundle ( عِكْمٌ ) of clothes, put in one piece of cloth [and tied up]: such is that of the قَصَّار [or beater and washer and whitener of clothes]: (TA:) or the كارة is what is carried on the back, [being a bundle] of clothes: (S:) or what are put together and tied up [in a wrapper] of clothes: (Msb:) or a certain quantity of wheat; (K, TA;) which a man carries on his back: (TA:) pl. كَارَاتٌ . (A, Msb.) [See also عَجَلَةٌ .]

Nounكُورَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a province, district, or tract of country; a citygenerated

A province, district, or tract of country; a quarter, or region; صُقْعٌ. A مِخْلَاف [q. v.] of a country, that is, a قَرْيَةٌ [which properly means a town or village] of the قُرًى of El-Yemen.

But مخلاف is generally used in the first of the meanings given here for كورة. It also means a city, or a provincial city; though the first meaning is the most common. See also بَنْدٌ.

Plural كُوَرٌ, as غُرَفٌ is the plural of غُرْفَةٌ.

IDrd says he does not think it Arabic. [Perhaps from the Greek.]

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A province, district, or tract of country; a quarter, or region; syn. صُقْعٌ : (S, Msb, K:) a مِخْلَاف [q. v.] of a country; i. e., a قَرْيَةٌ [which properly signifies a town or village] of the قُرًى of El-Yemen: (M, TA:) [but مخلاف is generally used in the first of the senses here assigned to كورة :] and also a city: (S, Msb, K:) [or a provincial city: but the first of these significations is the most common, as is implied in the Msb: see also بَنْدٌ :] pl. كُوَرٌ , (S, Msb, K,) like as غُرَفٌ is pl. of غُرْفَةٌ . (Msb.) IDrd says, I do not think it Arabic. (TA.) [Perhaps from the Greek .]

Nounكِوَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — a bee-hive, or habitation of beesgenerated

And كِوَارَةٌ: see كُوَارَةٌ.

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and كِوَارَةٌ : see كُوَارَةٌ .

Nounكُوَارَةُ نَحْلٍ1 sense

Core sense — a bee-hive, or habitation of bees, made of twigs or claygenerated

1a bee-hive, or habitation of bees—كُوَّارَة

The headword is written in both these ways in the T, in explanation of the word عَمِيرَةٌ; also كِوَارَة and كِوَار. Synonym خَلِيَّةٌ.

El-Ghooree: a bee-hive, when made of clay.

Or a bee-hive, or habitation of bees, when it contains honey.

Or a thing made for bees, of twigs, or of clay, or of twigs and clay according to most copies of the K, or of twigs only according to most of the lexicologists, like a قِرْطَالَة [an asses' pannier], narrow at the head, in which they make their honey.

Or the honey of bees in the wax.

Or كُوَّارَاتٌ [plural of كُوَّارَةٌ] means domestic bee-hives; and so does كَوَائِرٌ. [Of the latter plural it is said in the TA that ISd holds it to be the plural not of كوارة but of كُوَّرَة; but the passage seems to be corrupt.]

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, (S, Msb, K,) and كُوَّارَة , (Msb, K,) written in both these ways in the T, in explanation of the word عَمِيرَةٌ , (Mgh,) and كِوَارَة , (T, TS, L, K,) and كِوَار , (T, TS, L, Msb,) A bee-hive; or habitation of bees; syn. خَلِيَّةٌ : (Msb:) or a bee-hive, when made of clay: (El-Ghooree, in Mgh:) or a bee-hive, or habitation of bees, when containing honey: (Msb:) or a thing made for bees, of twigs, (T, Mgh, TS,) or of clay, (TS, K,) or of twigs and clay, accord. to most copies of the K, or of twigs only, accord. to most of the lexicologists, (TA,) like a قِرْطَالَة [an asses' pannier], (T, Mgh, TS,) narrow at the head, (T, Mgh, TS, K,) in which they make their honey: (TA:) or the honey of bees in the wax: (S, Msb, K:) or كُوَّارَاتٌ [pl. of كُوَّارَةٌ ] signifies domestic bee-hives; as also كَوَائِرٌ . (AHn, K.) [Of the latter pl., it is said in the TA, that ISd holds it to be pl., not of كوارة , but, of كُوَّرَة : but the passage seems to be corrupt.]

Nounكُوَّارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a bee-hive, or habitation of beesgenerated

See كُوَارَةٌ.

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: see كُوَارَةٌ .

Nounمَكْوَرٌ1 sense