1. شِرْعَةٌ
$iroEapN * : see $ariyEapN , in two places. ― -b2- Also A custom. (TA.) ― -b3- See also $iroEN , first sentence, in three places. -A2- Also A snare for the birds called qaTFA , (Lth, O, K, TA,) with which to capture them, (O, TA,) made of sinews: (Lth, O, TA:) pl. $iraEN . (O.) ― -b2- Also, (S, O, K,) and ↓ $aroEapN , (K,) A string, or chord: (S, O, K, TA:) or such as is slender: or while continuing stretched upon the bow; (TA;) and so ↓ $iraAEN ; (Lth, O, K;) or upon the lute; and so ↓ $iraAEN : (TA:) the pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] (of ↓ $iroEapN , S, O, [i. e. of this n. un. meaning the “ chord of a lute, ” as is shown by exs. in the O and TA,]) is ↓ $iroEN (S, O, K) and (that of ↓ $aroEapN , TA) ↓ $aroEN , (O, K, TA,) like as tamorN is of tamorapN , (O, TA,) and [the pl. properly so termed] (of $iroEapN , S, O) $iraEN , and pl. pl. $iraAEN : (S, O, K:) and the pl. of ↓ $iraAEN as a sing. syn. with $iroEapN is $uruEN . (TA.)