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عِرْنَةٌ ذ One who prostrates, or throws down, his antagonists much, or often; with whom one cannot cope: (S, K, TA: [in the CK, الصَرِيعُ is erroneously put for الصِّرِّيعُ:]) accord. to IB, as signifying صِرِّيعٌ, it is used in commendation: Fr says that when a man is one who prostrates, or throws down, his antagonists much, or often, abominable, wicked, or crafty, [with whom one cannot cope,] it is said that he is عِرْنَةٌ لَا يُطَاقُ. (TA.) ― -b2- Also A man coarse, rough, or rude, and niggardly. (TA.) ― -b3- And One who serves houses, or tents. (TA.) -A2- Also The roots of the عَرَنْتُن, (AA, S, TA, in the K, erroneously, of the عِرْنِين, TA,) which is a plant used for tanning. (S in art. عرتن.) ― -b2- And The wood of the ظِمَخ, (S, K,) a species of tree, (S, TA,) having the form of the دُلْب [or plane-tree], (TA,) with which skins for water or milk are tanned, (S, K,) and from which is cut the wood of the beaters and washers and whiteners of clothes, which is buried: accord. to ISk, [but the same is also said of the عَرْتُن,] it is a species of tree resembling the عَوْسَج [or box-thorn], except that it is bigger than it, full and luxuriant in the branch, and not having tall stems: (TA:) or it is called ↓ عِرْنٌ , [which is a coll. gen. n.,] and عِرْنَةٌ is the n. un. (AA, T in art. ظمخ.) And [it is also expl. as signifying] The piece of wood of the beaters and washers and whiteners of clothes upon which the beating is performed with that which is called the مِيجَنَة. (IKh, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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