falling down, collapse

, (S, A, K,) aor. (S, M, K) and , (M, K,) [the latter of which is anomalous,] inf. n. خَرِيرٌ, (S, A, Msb, K,) It (water) sounded; [i. e., murmured; rumbled; or gurgled;] (S, A, Msb, K;) as also ↓ خَرْخَرَ, (A,) inf. n. خَرْخَرَةٌ: (TA:) or خَرَّ, aor. , (IAar, T,) inf. n. خَرٌّ, (IAar,) it (water) ran vehemently [so as to make a noise: as used in the present day, it ran, flowed, or trickled down; and leaked, or oozed, out: and also it ran so as to make a murmuring, or similar, sound]: (IAar, T:) and خُرَّ it was made to run: (TA: but the subject of this verb is not mentioned.) And خَرَّتْ, (A, K,) aor. and , (K,) inf. n. خَرِيرٌ, It (the wind, الرِّيحُ) sounded; [i. e., murmured; rumbled; or rustled;] (A, K;) among reeds or canes; as also ↓ خَرْخَرَتْ, (A,) inf. n. as above: (TA:) or the latter signifies it made a quick خَرِير [or rustling] among reeds or canes or the like. (Lth.) Also It (an eagle, عُقَاب) made a rustling (حَفِيف) with its wings, in flying. (Lth, K.) And خَرَّ, (S,) inf. n. خَرِيرٌ, (K,) He (a man sleeping) snored, or made a sound in breathing; (S, K, * TA;) as also ↓ خَرْخَرَ, (S,) inf. n. خَرْخَرَةٌ: (S, K:) and the latter, (TA,) inf. n. as above, (K,) has the same signification when said of a leopard (K, * TA) in his sleep; (TA;) as also the former, inf. n. as above; (TA;) and when said of a cat; (K, * TA;) as also the former, (TA,) inf. n. خُرُورٌ (so in the CK and in a MS. copy of the K, but in the text of the K in the TA, خَرُورٌ,) and خَرِيرٌ; (TA;) [i. e. he made a loud purring in his sleep;] and it is likewise significant of the sound, or sounds, made by a person suffering strangulation. (S, TA: but of the verb applied in this last manner, only the inf. n., خَرْخَرَةٌ, is mentioned.) And خَرَّ, aor. , It (a stone) made a sound in its descent. (TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] خَرَّ, aor. (S, A, Msb, K) and , (K,) the latter of which is anomalous, (TA,) inf. n. خُرُورٌ (S, K) and خَرٌّ, (K,) He, or it, fell, or fell down: (S, A, Msb, K:) originally, he, or it, fell, making a sound to be heard at the same time: afterwards used in the sense of falling absolutely: you say خَرَّ البِنَآءُ The building fell down: (TA:) and خَرَّ لِلّٰهِ سَاجِدًا He fell down prostrating himself to God: (S, A, * TA:) or خَرَّ signifies He, or it, fell from a high to a low place: (K, TA:) so in the Kur [xxii. 32], فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّمِنَ السَّمَآءِ [He is as though he fell from the shy]. (A, * TA.) And خَرُّوا لِأَذْقَانِهِمْ, inf. n. خُرُورٌ, [They fell down prostrate, with their chins to the ground: see the Kur xvii. 108 and 109:] (A:) [whence the saying,] عَصَفَتْ رِيحُ فَخَرَّتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلْأَذْقَانِ (tropical:) [A wind blew violently, so that the trees fell, or bent themselves, down to the ground]. (A.) ― -b3- You say also, خَرَّ, (TA,) inf. n. خَرٌّ, (K,) meaning (assumed tropical:) He died: (K, TA:) because a man, when he dies, falls down. (TA.) In the Kur xxxiv. 13, it may mean (assumed tropical:) He died, or he fell down. (TA.) ― -b4- Also (خَرَّ) He stumbled after going right. (TA.) ― -b5- And خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ (assumed tropical:) His sins fell; [or fell from him; q. d. fell to the ground;] went away; or departed. (TA, from a trad.) ― -b6- And خَرَّ مِنَ الجَبَلِ, inf. n. خُرُورٌ, He, (a man,) and it, (a stone, &c.,) rolled down from the mountain. (TA.) ― -b7- And الأَعْرَابُ يَخِرُّونَ مِنَ البَوَادِى القُرَى (tropical:) The Arabs of the desert come down, or descend, from the deserts to the towns or villages. (A.) ― -b8- And خَرُّوا عَلَيْنَا, (TA,) inf. n. خَرٌّ, (K,) (assumed tropical:) They came upon us suddenly, or unawares, from a place unknown. (K, * TA.) ― -b9- And خَرُّوا (assumed tropical:) They came from one town, or country, or the like, to another. (TA.) ― -b10- And (assumed tropical:) They passed along, or away, or by. (TA.) ― -b11- خَرَرْتَ عَنْ يَدَيْكَ, or مِنْ يَدَيْكِ, is a metonymical phrase, well known, meaning (tropical:) Mayest thou be confounded and stupified by shame; or, so as to be speechless and motionless: خررت [properly] signifying سَقَطْتَ. (TA in the present art. and in art. ارب.)

He made his arm, or hand, to fall, by a stroke of the sword. (Yaakoob, S, K.)

He, (a man, TK,) or it, (the belly, TK,) became lax, or flabby. (K, TK.) [See also R. Q. 2.]

see 1, in three places.

It (a man's belly) quivered, or shook about, with bigness: (S, K:) or by reason of leanness. (TA.) [See also 7.]

and ↓ خُرِّىٌّ The لُهْوَة of a mill or mill-stone; i. e. the place into which the wheat is thrown with the hand; (S;) the mouth of a mill or millstone. (K.)

A she-cat that makes much loud breathing or purring (خَرِير) in her sleep. (TA.)

A depressed tract between two hills, (S, K,) stretching along: (S:) pl. أَخِرَّةٌ. (S, K.) The pl. occurs in a verse of Lebeed, commencing بِأَخِرَّةِ الثَّلَبُوتِ, as Khalaf El-Ahmar heard the Arabs recite it: so says A'Obeyd: (S:) but the common reading is بِأَحِزَّة, with ح and ز. (TA.)

: see خُرٌّ.

A sounding [i. e. murmuring or gurgling] spring or source: (S:) or a running spring or source: so called because of the sound of its water: (IAar:) or a spring, or source, welling forth abundantly. (Msb.) ― -b2- See also خَارٌّ.

The sound of water: and of wind: and of an eagle making a rustling with its wings in flying. (K.) [See 1.]

Water flowing (K) vehemently, (TA,) or copiously. (Ham p. 821.)