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1 شَبَرَ ذ , aor. شَبُرَ (S, A, Msb) and شَبِرَ , (S,) inf. n. شَبْرٌ; (IAar, S, Msb, K;) and ↓ شبّر , inf. n. تَشْبِيرٌ; (IAar, K;) He measured by the شِبْر [or span] (IAar, S, A, Msb, K) a garment, or piece of cloth, (S, K,) or a thing: (A, Msb:) from الشِّبْرُ; like as one says بُعْتُهُ from البَاعُ. (S.) مَنْ لَكَ أَنْ تَشْبُرَ البَسِيطَةَ (tropical:) [Who will be guarantee for thee that thou wilt measure the earth with thy span?] is a prov. applied to him who imposes upon himself that which he is unable to accomplish. (A, TA.) ― -b2- شَبَرَ المَرْأَةَ, inf. n. as above, (assumed tropical:) He compressed the woman. (TA.) ― -b3- شَبَرَهُ, (ISk, S, A,) aor. شَبُرَ and شَبِرَ , (TA,) inf. n. as above; (S, K;) and ↓ اشبرهُ , (S, A,) inf. n. إِِشْبَارٌ; (K;) and ↓ شبّرهُ , inf. n. تَشْبِيرٌ; (TS, TA;) He gave him (ISk, S, A, TS, K *) wealth, or property, (ISk, S, A,) or a sword, (ISk, S,) or a coat of mail. (S, IB.) -A2- شَبِرَ, aor. شَبَرَ , He exulted; or exulted greatly, or excessively; and behaved insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully. (TS, K, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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