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أَشْغَى

Root: شغو

Full Definition

أَشْغَى ; fem. شَغْوَآءُ and شَغْيَآءُ; and pl. شُغْوٌ: see 1, last sentence.
2 شَغْوَآءُ also signifies An eagle; because its upper mandible exceeds the lower: and so أُمُّ . (T in art. ام.)
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