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عيس
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaعَيَسٌ ذ (S, TA) and ↓ عِيسَةٌ, the latter of the measure فُعْلَةٌ, [originally عُيْسَةٌ.] like صُهْبَةٌ and كُمْتَةٌ, (Lth, O, TA,) Whiteness in a camel, mixed with somewhat of ] the red hue termed ] شُقْرَة; (S, TA;) [i. e., a reddish whiteness: ] or [ a dingy whiteness; ] whiteness in which is a mixture of clearness with slight darkness: (TA:) [or a yel-lowish whiteness see أَعْيَسُ.]
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عَيَسٌ
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