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غَفِيرَةٌ ذ : see غُفْرَةٌ, and 1. ― -b2- مَا فِيهِمْ غَفِيرَةٌ [There is not in them any disposition to forgive;] means they do not forgive any one a sin, a crime, or an offence. (S, K.) And مَاعِنْدَهُمْ عَذِيرَةٌ وَلَا غَفِيرَةٌ [They have not a disposition to excuse nor a disposition to forgive;] means they do not excuse nor do they forgive a sin, a crime, or an offence, of any one. (TA.) The rájiz (Sakhr-el-Ghei, L) said, (on seeing his companions, with whom he was journeying, fly from the Benu-l-Mustalik, whom they chanced to meet, L,) “ يَا قَوْمِ لَيْسَتْ فِيهِمُ غَفِيرَهْ
فَا@مْشُوا كَمَا تَمْشِى جِمَالُ الحِيرَهْ
” [O my people, there is not in them any disposition to forgive: therefore march ye as march the camels of El-Heereh]: (S, L:) he mentioned particularly the camels of El-Heereh because they carry burdens; and meant, march ye heavily, and defend yourselves, and do not fly. (L.) -A2- Also Abundance, and increase, in family and cattle or other property. (TA, from a trad.) -A3- See also غَفِيرٌ, in five places.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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