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مصا

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to concepts of thinness, leanness, or lack of flesh, particularly when describing a woman.

Derived headwords

المصواءadjective
  1. 1.
    Thin-facedclassical

    A woman who has a thin face.

  2. 2.
    Lean-figuredclassical

    A woman who has no flesh on her thighs.

Parallel reading

المصواء من النساء: التي لا لحم على فخذيها.
Al-miṣwā' (the thin-faced/lean-figured) from among women: she who has no flesh on her thighs.