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دفع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

دِفَاعُ دفاع , determinate, as a proper name, The ewe: (Ibn-'Abbád, K:) so called because she pushes her thigh this way and that by reason of bulkiness. (Ibn-'Abbád, TA.)

Derived headwords

دِفَاعُ
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