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أَخْدَرِىٌّ ذ A wild ass: (S, K:) so called from a certain stallion named الأَخْدَرُ: (TA:) some say, (TA,) this was a horse, (A, TA,) belonging to Ardasheer, that became wild: (A:) and some say that he was an ass: or so called in relation to El-'Irák, but ISd says, I know not how this is: (TA:) the pl. is أَخْدَرِيَّاتٌ; (A;) and بَنَاتُالأَخْدَرِ is used as a pl.; (TA;) and [in like manner] بنات الأَخْدَرِىِّ means the [wild] she-asses. (TA in art. بنى.) ― -b2- الأَخْدَرِيَّةُ A certain race of horses: so called from a stallion named أَخْدَرُ. (K.)

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