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أَفْطَأُ

Root: فطأ

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أَفْطَأُ i. q. أَفْطَسُ [i. e. Having the bone of his nose depressed and expanded; or having his nose spreading upon his face]. It is said that Museylimeh the Liar was أَفْطَأ, or أَفْطَأُ الأَنْفِ: so in a trad.
2 And Having a hollow back, and a protuberant breast, or chest. And أَفْطَأُ الظَّهْرِ A camel low, or depressed, in the back, by nature.
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