دِقْرَارَةٌ

Also, A short man: (K:) as though likened to the short drawers above mentioned: (TA:) plural as above. (K.)

Also A calamity; a misfortune: plural as above. (S, K.)

And An alominable lie: (TA:) foul language: calumny; slander: (K:) forgery of tales. (TA.) You say فُلَانٌ يَفْتَرِى الدَّقَارِيرَ Such a one forges lies, (S,) or abominable lies, (TA,) and foul language. (S, TA.)

Also Contrariety; opposition; and so دُقْرُورَةٌ: and contention, or altercation, (K, TA,) that wearies one: (TA:) plural as above. (K.)

And An evil, or a bad, habit: plural as above. (K.) It is related in a tradition of 'Omar, that he said to his freedman Aslam, who was a Bejáwee slave, أَخَذَتْكَ دِقْرَارَةٌ أَهْلِكَ The evil habit of thy family, or people, which was deviation from the truth, and acting falsely, hath come upon thee. (TA.)

Also A calumniator; a slanderer: (S, K:) as though meaning ذُو دِقْرَارَةِ, i. e., ذُو نَمِيمَةٍ: (TA:) plural as above. (K.)