جَارٌ

A neighbour; one who lives near to another; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) one who lives in the next tent or house: (IAar, Th, T, Msb:) plural [of mult.] جِيرَانٌ (Msb, K) [and جِوَارٌ (a plural not of unfrequent occurrence, and mentioned by Freytag as used by El-Mutanebbee,)] and [of pauc.] جِيرَةٌ and أَجْوَارٌ; (K;) like قَاعٌ, plural قِيعَانٌ and قِيعَةٌ and أَقْوَاعٌ, the only similar instance: (TA:) feminine with ة. (Mgh.) الجَارُ ذُو القُرْبَى [in the Qur'an, 4:40 is The relation, or kinsman, who is abiding in one's neighbourhood: or who is abiding in one town or district or the like while thou art in another, and who has that title to respect which belongs to nearness of relationship: (TA:) or the near neighbour: (Bd, Jel:) or the near relation: (Jel:) or he who is near, and connected, by relationship or religion. (Bd.) جَارُ الجَنْبِ: and الجَارُ الجُنُبُ and جَارُ الجُنُبِ: see article جنب. جَارٌ نِفِّيجٌ A stranger [who has become one's neighbour]. (TA.)

A person whom one protects from wrongful, unjust, injurious, or tyrannical, treatment. (S, Mgh, Msb, K.)

One who seeks, or asks, protection (Msb, K) of another: جَارُكَ signifying he who seeks thy protection. (TA.)

A protector; (A, Mgh, Msb, K;) one who protects another from that which he fears; (Msb;) one who grants refuge, or protects, or preserves. (AHeyth.) مِنْ ذٰلِكَ الأَمْرِ ↓ هُمْ جَارَةٌ They are protectors from that thing, is a phrase mentioned by Th, respecting which ISd says, I know not how this is, unless the singular be supposed to be originally جَايءِرٌ, so as to have a plural of the measure فَعَلَةٌ [as جَارَةٌ is originally جَوَرَةٌ]. (TA.)

An aider, or assister. (IAar, Msb, K.)

A confederate. (IAar, Msb, K.)

A woman's husband. (Msb, K.)

A man's wife; (Msb;) as also ↓ جَارَةٌ: (S, M, A, Mgh, Msb, K:) or the latter, the object of his love: (M:) and the latter also, a woman's fellow-wife; (Mgh, Msb, TA;) so called because the term ضَرَّةٌ is disliked, (Mgh, Msb,) as being of evil omen. (Mgh.)

A partner who has not divided with his partner: so in the tradition الجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ [explained in article صقب]; as is shown by another tradition (Az, Msb.)

A partner, or sharer, (Msb, K,) in immoveable property, such as land and houses, (Msb, TA,) and in merchandise, (K, TA,) whether he divide the property with the other or not, (Msb,) or whether he be partner in the whole or only in particle (TA.)

One who divides with another. (IAar, K.)

(tropical:) The فرْج [or pudendum] of a woman: and (tropical:) The anus; as also ↓ جَارَةٌ. (IAar, K, TA.)

The part (IAar, K) of the sea-shore (IAar) that is near to the places where people have alighted and taken up their abode. (IAar, K.)