مَقِرَ

, aorist مَقَرَ , (S, Msb,) verbal noun مَقَرٌ, (S, A, Msb, K,) It was, or became, bitter; (S, A, Msb, K;) as also ↓ امقر, (ISk, IKtt, A, Msb, K,) verbal noun إِمْقَارٌ: (Msb:) or sour, or acid: (K:) and ↓ امقر, said of milk, (AZ, A, K,) it became almost bitter, by reason of its quality of biting the tongue: (A:) or lost its [proper] flavour (AZ, K) by becoming intensely sour or acid. (AZ, TA.)

-A2- مَقَرَ عُنُقَهَ, (ISk, S, A, K,) aorist مَقُرَ , verbal noun مَقْرٌ, (ISk, S,) He bruised his neck: (S, A:) or beat it with a staff or stick, so as to break the bone in pieces, leaving the skin whole. (A, K.)

And hence, (A,) مَقَرَ السَّمَكَةَ المَالِحَةَ He macerated the salt fish in vinegar; (A, K;) as also ↓ امقر. (K.) And in like manner you say of anything that you macerate. (TA.)