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ع ت ر (ʕ-t-r)

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عَتِيرَة (ʕatīraf (plural عَتَائِر (ʕatāʔir))

  1. goat or sheep destined for sacrifice
    • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 41:5:
      فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ «يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْعَتَائِرُ وَٱلْفَرَائِعُ؟‏» قَالَ ‏«‏مَنْ شَاءَ عَتَرَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ لَمْ يَعْتِرْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَرَّعَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ لَمْ يُفَرِّعْ فِي الْغَنَمِ أُضْحِيَتُهَا»‏
      fa-qāla rajulun mina n-nāsi “yā rasūla llāhi al-ʕatāʔiru wa-l-farāʔiʕu?” qāla “man šāʔa ʕatara wa-man šāʔa lam yaʕtir wa-man šāʔa farraʕa wa-man šāʔa lam yufarriʕ fī l-ḡanami ʔuḍḥiyatuhā”
      Then a man among the people said: “O Messenger of Allah, what about the goat slaughter and goat firstling slaughter?” He said: “Whoso wishes to offer a goat may do so, and whoso does not wish to may not. Whoso wishes to offer a firstling may do so, and whoso does not wish to may not. And with regard to sheep, a sacrifice should be made.”

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