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شمع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

شَمُوعٌ ذ , applied to a woman, (S, K,) That jests, or jokes, much; (K, TA;) pleasant in discourse; that kisses one, and will not comply with one's desire otherwise than by doing thus: (TA:) [or] playful, sportful, or gamesome, and wont to laugh; (S, K, TA;) and in this sense applied also to a man: or, applied to a woman, that cheers by her discourse. (TA.)

Derived headwords

شَمُوعٌ
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