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خرع

Root: خرع

2 entries for this word

Hans Wehr Definitions

Entry 1

خرع karu‘a u (kur‘, خراعة kurā‘a) and kari‘a a (kara‘) to droop, be or become slack, limp, flabby; to be or become languid, soft, spineless, yielding VII do. VIII to invent, devise, contrive (هـ s.th.); to create. originate (هـ s.th.)

Entry 2

خرع kari‘ and خريع karī‘ soft, languid, yielding, spineless, devoid of energy, nerveless

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