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4 اعراهُ ذ (S, MA, Msb, K) مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ, (Msb,) or مِنَ الثِّيَابِ, (MA,) or الثَّوْبَ and مِنَ الثَّوْبِ; (K;) and ↓ عرّاهُ , (S, MA, Msb, K,) inf. n. تَعْرِيَةٌ; (S, K;) He denuded him, made him bare, or divested him, (S, * MA, Msb, * K,) of his clothes, (Msb,) or of the clothes, (MA,) or of the garment. (K.) ― -b2- And اعراهُ signifies also He plucked out the hair of his (a horse's) tail; like أَعَارَهُ: mentioned by IKtt and others. (TA in art. عير.) ― -b3- See also three other significations (two of which seem to belong to this art.) in art. عرو. -A2- اعرى as intrans. He (a man, TA) journeyed in [a bare and wide tract, or] what is termed عَرَآء [q. v.]: and he remained, stayed, dwelt, or abode, therein. (K, TA.) And He remained, stayed, dwelt, or abode, in the lateral, or adjacent, part or tract (بِالنَّاحِيَةِ). (TA.) And أَعْرَيْتُ signifies also اِجْتَنَبْتُ [app. as meaning I was, or became, distant, remote, far off, or aloof; or I went, or removed, or retired, or withdrew myself, to a distance, or far away; though I do not know اجتنبت used otherwise than as trans.]; as also ↓ اِسْتَعْرَيْتُ , and ↓ اِعْتَرَيْتُ : mentioned by Sgh. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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