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بَرِىٌّ بر برى بري ري , applied to an arrow, i. q. ↓ مَبْرِىٌّ [i. e. Formed, or fashioned, by cutting; shaped out; or pared]; (T, M, K;) or (M, K) completely; (T, M, K;) but not feathered, nor headed: for an arrow when first cut is termed قِطْعٌ; then it is formed, or fashioned, by cutting, or shaped out, or pared, and is termed بَرِىٌّ; and when straightened, and fit to be feathered and headed, it is a قِدْح; and when feathered and headed, it becomes a سَهْم. (T.) -A2- It is also sometimes used for بَرِىْءٌ. (Kz, TA in art. برأ.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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