Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
غ ر ر (ḡ r r)
7 terms

Noun

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غَرَارَة (ḡarāraf

  1. heedlessness, juvenility, crevasse, loose management of reality
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Etymology 2

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غِرَارَة

Unknown, compare the relations of Arabic جِرَاب (jirāb, pouch) and Classical Persian خرمن (xarman, xirman, harvest), or even Arabic شَلَّاق (šallāq, beggar’s knapsack).

Noun

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غِرَارَة (ḡirāraf (plural غَرَائِر (ḡarāʔir))

  1. sack, bag, especially for grain
  2. holdall, saddle-bag, leather bag
  3. (obsolete) a dry measure for grain
    1. (obsolete, Beirut) a dry measure for grain of about 432 litres
    2. (obsolete, Damascus) a dry measure for grain of about 265 litres – 12 كَيْل (kayl) – 72 مُدّ (mudd)
    3. (obsolete, Jerusalem) a dry measure for grain of about 795 litres
    4. (obsolete, Gaza) a dry measure for grain of about 398 litres
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