زَنْجَرَ

, (Lth, K,) verbal noun زَنْجَرَةٌ, (S in article زجر,) He [fillipped, or] struck the thumb upon, or against, the middle finger with the fore finger: (S in article زجر:) or he fillipped with the nail of his thumb and that of his fore finger: (Lth, A, K: *) you say زَنْجَرَ لَهُ, meaning he put the nail of his thumb upon that of his fore finger, and then fillipped with them to him, (Lth, A, *) saying وَلَا مِثْلَ هٰذَا [Nor, or not even, the like of this will I give thee]; (Lth;) meaning thus, وَلَا أُعْطِيكَ مِثْلَ هٰذَا. (A.) The subst., (S,) or the name of this [action], (Lth,) is زِنْجِيرٌ. (Lth, S.)

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