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غِطْرِيفٌ ذ The hawk, or falcon; syn. بَازٍ: this is said to be the primary signification: (Ham p. 793:) or the young one thereof (Ibn-'Abbád, S, O, K:) or the hawk, or falcon, (بَازٍ,) that has been taken from its nest: as also ↓ غِطْرَافٌ . (TA.) ― -b2- And A سَيِّد [i. e. chief, or lard, &c.]: (S:) or a سَيِّد that is high-horn, or noble, (Lth, O, K,) or generous: said to be so called as being likened to the hawk, or falcon: (Ham ubi suprà:) and liberal, bountiful, generous, noble, and youthful: (ISk, O, K:) or a goodly, or comely, youth or young man. (TA:) and ↓ غِطْرَافٌ signifies the same: (ISk, O, K:) pl. غَطَارِفَةٌ (O, K, TA) and غَطَارِيفُ and غَطَارِفُ. (TA.) Also Goodly, or beautiful; and so ↓ غُطْرُوفٌ and ↓ غِطْرَوْفٌ : (Ibn- 'Abbád, O. K:) or the last of these signifies a youth, or young man, such as is ظَرِيف [i. e. excel-lent, or elegant in mind, manners, and address, or speech, and in person. &c.]. (AA, O, K.) ― -b3- Also The common fly: syn. ذُبَابٌ. (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K) ― -b4- And عُنُقٌ غِطْرِيفٌ A wide neck. (O, TA.:) as also خِطْرِيفٌ (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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