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صِرٌّ ذ (S, M, A, Msb, K) and ↓ صِرَّةٌ (M, A, K) Cold: (Th, M, A, Msb, K:) or intense cold; (Zj, M, A, K;) as also ↓ صَرْصَرٌ : (Ham p. 719:) or cold that smites the herbage and the seed-produce of the field: (S:) in the Kur iii. 113, the first of these words has the first of the meanings expl. above: (IAmb:) or the second meaning: (Zj:) or signifies noise and commotion: or, accord. to I 'Ab, fire. (IAmb.) ― -b2- And رِيحٌ صِرٌّ (M, A, K) and ↓ صَرْصَرٌ (S, M, A, K) A wind intensely cold: (S, M, A, K:) or very intensely cold: (T in explanation of the latter:) or vehemently loud: (M, A, K:) of ↓ صَرْصَرٌ some say that it is originally صَرَّرٌ, from صِرٌّ meaning “ cold; ” the incipient letter being repeated, and put in the place of the medial ر: others, that it is from صَرِيرُ البَابِ [ “ the creaking of the door ”], and from صَرَّةٌ meaning “ vociferation, or clamour. ” (ISk.) ― -b3- And صِرٌّ is the name of A certain bird, like the sparrow (K, TA) in size, (TA,) of a yellow colour: (K, TA:) so called because of its cry: or, as some say, the sparrow (عُصْفُور) itself. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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