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طوس
Root entry · 1 derived lemma5 تَطَوَّسَتْ ذ She (a woman, A, K, or a girl, M) adorned herself: (M, A, Sgh, K:) [ as though she made herself like a طَاؤُوس, or peacock. ] ― -b2- تطوّس He (a pigeon) shook, or ruffled, his feathers: you say, الحَمَامُ يَكْسَحُ بِذَنَبِهِ حَوْلَ الحَمَامَةِ وَيَتَطَوَّسُ لَهَا The male pigeon sweeps with his tail around the female pigeon, and shakes, or ruffles, his feathers to her. (A, TA.)
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تَطَوَّسَتْverb
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الحَمَامُ يَكْسَحُ بِذَنَبِهِ حَوْلَ الحَمَامَةِ وَيَتَطَوَّسُ لَهَا