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زون

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

زُونٌ ذ An idol: and anything that is taken as a deity and worshipped, (S, K, * TA,) beside God: as also زُورٌ: [an arabicized word:] in Pers. \خٱ698ئُونْ. (TA.) ― -b2- And A place in which idols are collected and set up. (K.) It is said to be from زِينَةٌ. (TA.) [But it may rather be from زُونَةٌ as a dial. var. of زِينَةٌ.] -A2- See also زِوَنٌّ.

Derived headwords

زُونٌ
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