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jar·rah

 (jăr′ə)
n.
A eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus marginata) of Australia, valued commercially for its hard red-brown wood.

[Nyungar (Pama-Nyungan language of southwest Australia) jarily.]
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jarrah

(ˈdʒærə)
n
(Plants) a widely planted Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus marginata, that yields a valuable timber
[from a native Australian language]
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jar•rah

(ˈdʒær ə)

n.
1. a hardwood tree, Eucalyptus marginata, of W Australia.
2. the wood of this tree.
[1865–70; < Nyungar (Australian Aboriginal language of SW Western Australia) jaril]
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We set the men at work felling trees, selecting for the purpose jarrah, a hard, weather-resisting timber which grew in profusion near by.
That night they camped upon a rocky plateau which was sparsely wooded with jarrah, and here once again they were visited by the weird, nocturnal apparition that had already filled them with a nameless terror.
Beneath a jarrah tree on the stony plateau on the northern edge of the Sto-lu country in the land that Time forgot, he lies in a lonely grave marked by a rough headstone.
NNA - Notre Dame University (NDU) on Monday launched a national campaign on "the dangers of addiction to the Internet and technology", under the auspices of Information Minister, Jamal Jarrah, at the ministry's headquarters, in presence of NDU University President, Father Pierre Najm, and other concerned officials and dignitaries.
Summary: Information Minister Jamal Jarrah said Friday that according to the Energy Ministry's proposed power plan, Lebanon would be able to increase its energy output by 1,450 megawatts by the first few months of 2020.
Her son Jarrah had been brought to a hospital in Syria suffering respiratory problems, according to sources in the country.
The International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) has announced the appointment of Sheikh Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah, chairman of Kuwait International Bank (KIB), to the Board of Directors of IIFM."We are delighted to welcome Sheikh Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah, to represent KIB on the IIFM Board and we are confident that his immense experience will undoubtedly add great value in achieving IIFM objectives," said Khalid Hamad Abdul-Rahman Hamad, chairman of IIFM.Sheikh Mohammed said: "It is with great pleasure that I join the board of directors of such a prestigious organization.
JERUSALEM, Thursday, November 15, 2018 (WAFA) -- Some 60 Palestinian families are currently fighting a legal battle against Israeli settlers to keep their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem.
Al-Noor Dawakhana, Kashif Jarrah, Shifakhana Jarrah Baba Bilowalla, Ahmed Jarrah Shifakhana, Iftikhar Fatu Clinic, Soofi Dawakhana, Noori Dawakhana, Sarwar Clinic, Siddique Clinic, Sharif Clinic, Maryam Clinic, Akbar Clinic Bashir Clinic, SK Dental and Clinic and Dental Care Clinic.
These were: Al-Noor Dawakhana, Kashif Jarrah, Shifakhana Jarrah Baba Bilowalla, Ahmed Jarrah Shifakhana, Iftikhar Fatu Clinic, Soofi Dawakhana, Noori Dawakhana, Sarwar Clinic, Siddique Clinic, Sharif Clinic, Maryam Clinic, Akbar Clinic Bashir Clinic, SK Dental and Clinic and Dental Care Clinic.
The centers of the quacks which were closed on Wednesday in Lahore mentioned as M Ahmed Chishti Clinic, Abdul Majeed Clinic, Al-Shifa Clinic, M Asim Clinic, Asif Iqbal Clinic, Hanif Clinic, Medical Centre, Usama Clinic and Rizwan Clinic, while five bone-setters and Hakims - Karamat Jarrah, Bismillah Shifakhana, Hafiz Shifakhana Jarrah, Nadeem Shafi Jarrah and Darul Shifa Dawakhana - were sealed.
The centres of quacks sealed in Lahore included M Ahmed Chishti Clinic, Abdul Majeed Clinic, Al-Shifa Clinic, M Asim Clinic, Asif Iqbal Clinic, Hanif Clinic, Medical Centre, Usama Clinic, and Rizwan Clinic and five bone-setters and Hakims Karamat Jarrah, Bismillah Shifakhana, Hafiz Shifakhana Jarrah, Nadeem Shafi Jarrah and Darul Shifa Dawakhana.