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وسخ
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaوَسْخٌ ذ Dirt, filth, or soil; (S, L;) what collects upon a garment, or the skin, (L,) or some other thing, (Msb,) in consequence of its being seldom washed, (L,) or from want of care: (Msb:) pl. أَوْسَاخٌ. (Msb.) ― -b2- لَا تَأْكُلْ أوْسَاخَ النَّاسِ (tropical:) [ Live not thou upon the alms of men ]. (A.)
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وَسْخٌ
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لَا تَأْكُلْ أوْسَاخَ النَّاسِ