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أَقَذُّ ذ An arrow without feathers upon it; (T, S, M, A, L, K;) like as أَفْوَقُ, applied to an arrow, signifies “ having no notch: ” (L:) or of which the feathers have fallen off: (L:) or just pared, before it is feathered: (Lh, M, L:) also, a feathered arrow: or (in the K, and) that is evenly pared, without any deviation from a straight shape: (M, L, K: *) pl. قُذٌّ: and pl. of قُذٌّ, قِذَاذٌ. (S, L. [See an ex. voce أَحْشَنُ.]) ― -b2- مَا لَهُ أَقَذُّ وَلَا مَرِيشٌ He has not anything: (M, L, K:) or he has not either property or people. (Lh, M, L, K.) A proverb. (TA.) ― -b3- مَا أَصَبْتُ مِنْهُ أَقَذَّ وَلَا مَرِيشًا I gained not from him anything: (M, L:) or I obtained not from him good, either little or much. (Meyd, TA.) Ibn-Háni relates this saying, on the authority of Aboo-Málik, differently, saying أَفَذَّ, with ف, instead of اقذّ, from فَذٌّ in the sense of فَرْدٌ. (L.) ― -b4- In another proverb it is said, مَا تَرَكْتُ لَهُ أَقَذَّ وَلَا مَرِيشًا [I left not to him anything]. (A.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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