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1 خَزِرَتِ العيْنُ خزرت العين , aor. خَزَرَ , (Msb,) inf. n. خَزَرٌ, (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K,) The eye was, or became, narrow and small: (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K:) or it contracted its sight, naturally: (K:) or خَزِرَ, aor. خَزَرَ , (K,) inf. n. as above, (S, K,) signifies he (a man) was as though he looked from the outer angle of the eye: (S, A: *) or he looked as though on one side: or he opened and closed his eyes; (K;) or, his eye: (M:) or he had a distortion (حَوَلٌ) of one of his eyes: (K:) [or he had eyes looking towards his nose; or, looking sideways; (see أَخْزَرُ;) or, looking towards their outer angles; (see خُزْرَةٌ;) see also 2, and 6, and Q. Q. 1.] -A2- خَزَرَهُ, aor. خَزُرَ , (TA,) inf. n. خَزْرٌ, (K,) He looked at him from the outer angle of the eye; (K, * TA;) as one does in pride, and in light estimation of the object at which he looks. (MF.) A poet says, “ لَا تَخْزُرِ القَوْمَ شَزْرًا عَنْ مُعَارَضَةٍ
” [Look not thou at the people from the outer angle of the eye, askew, sideways]. (TA.) -A3- خَزَرَ [as an intrans. v.] He affected, or pretended, to be cunning; i. e. intelligent, or sagacious; or intelligent with a mixture of craft and forecast; syn. تَدَاهَى. (IAar, K. [See also 2.]) -A4- Also He fled. (K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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