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وسم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مِيسَمٌ ذ A brand, or mark made with a hot iron. (TA, voce خِدَادٌ.) ― -b2- [Originally] A branding, or cauterizing, instrument [or iron ]; (S, K;) a marking instrument. (Msb.) ― -b3- An impress, or a character, of beauty. (S, K.) See an ex. in a verse cited voce أَثِمَ.

Derived headwords

مِيسَمٌ
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