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غَرِىٌّ ذ Made to adhere; syn. مُلْصَقٌ. (TA voce عَرِيرٌ.) ― -b2- [And hence, (assumed tropical:) An adherent. (See عَرِيرٌ.) ― -b3- Hence also, Daubed, smeared, or rubbed over; as will be shown in the course of this paragraph. (See also مَغْرُوٌّ.) ― -b4- ] And The goodly, or beautiful, (S, K, TA,) in respect of face, (TA,) of mankind, (S, K, TA,) and the goodly, or beautiful, of others than mankind: and [particularly] a goodly building: (K, TA:) and hence. ― -b5- الغَرِيَّانِ Two well-known buildings, in El-Koofeh, (K, TA,) at Eth-Thaweeyeh, where is the tomb of 'Alee, the Prince of the Faithful, asserted to have been built by one of the Kings of El-Heereh: (TA:) or two tall buildings, said to be the tombs of Málik and Akeel, the two cup-companions of Jedheemeh ElAbrash; thus called because En-Noamán Ibn-El-Mundhir used to smear them (كَانَ يُغَرِّيهِمَا) with the blood of him whom he slew when he went forth in the day of his evil fortune [or ill omen, the story of which is well known], (S, TA.) ― -b6- الغَرِىُّ is also the name of A certain idol [or object of idolatrous worship, app. from what here follows, a mass of stone, like as اللَّاتُّ is said to have been by some, and like as were several other objects of worship of the pagan Arabs], with which [probably meaning with the blood on which] one used to smear himself, and upon which one used to sacrifice [victims]. (TA.) ― -b7- And غَرِىٌّ signifies also A certain red dye. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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