غرة
Root: غر
2 entries for this word
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Entry 1
غرة gurra pl. غرر gurar white spot on a horse’s face, blaze; the best, the finest, the prime (of s.th.); highlight │ غرة الشهر g. aš-šahr the first day of the month; في غرة العام at the beginning of the year
Entry 2
غرة garra inadvertency, heedlessness, inattentiveness, inattention; unguarded moment, moment of inadvertence │ على غرة or على حين غرة (ḥīni g.) unexpectedly, unawares, inadvertently, surprisingly; اخذ على (حين) غرة (ukida) to be surprised, be taken by surprise, be caught unawares
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