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عى
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaعَيَاآءٌ 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.
الدَّاآءُ العَيَاآءُ الحُمْقُ