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مُعْتَرٌّ ذ One who addresses, or applies, himself to obtain favour, or bounty, without asking; (I'Ab, S, O, * Msb, K;) one who comes to another, and seeks his favour, or bounty; or seeking his favour, or bounty; as also ↓ عَارٌّ : or one who goes round about another, seeking to obtain what the latter has, whether asking him or not asking. (TA.) And A guest visiting. (Msb.) And A poor man. (K, TA.) It occurs in the Kur xxii. 37: accord. to some, having the last of these meanings: accord. to others, the first thereof. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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