سَامِرَةٌ

السَّامِرَةُ (M, Msb, K) and السَّمَرَةُ (TA) [The Samaritans; a people said to be] one of the tribes of the Children of Israel; (M;) or a sect, (Msb,) or people, (K,) of the Jews, differing from them (Msb, K) in most, (Msb,) or in some, (K,) of their institutes: (Msb, K:) Zj says, they remain to this time in Syria, and are known by the appellation of السَّامِرِيُّونَ: (M:) most of them are in the mountain of n-Nábulus: (TA:) سَامِرِىٌّ is the rel. n. of السَّامِرَةُ. (M, Msb, K.)