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صفن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

6 تصافنوا المَاآءَ ذ , (AA, S, M, K,) said of people in a journey and having little water, (M,) They divided the water among themselves (AA, S, M, K) by shares, (S, K,) by means of the pebble, (AA, S, M,) which they threw into the vessel to pour the water into it, (AA,) giving to each of them as much as would cover the pebble. (AA, S.) See also 6 in art. حذى.

Derived headwords

تصافنوا المَاآءَverb
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