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عى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عَيَاآءٌ ذ An incurable disease; (K;) a difficult disease, for which there is no cure; as though it disabled, or baffled, (أَعْيَا,) the physicians. (S.) [Hence,] one says, الدَّاآءُ العَيَاآءُ الحُمْقُ [ The disease for which there is no cure is stupidity ]. (TA.) ― -b2- See also عَيَايَاآءُ.

Derived headwords

عَيَاآءٌ
  1. 1.
الدَّاآءُ العَيَاآءُ الحُمْقُ