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إِسْتَحْيَرَ

Root: حير

Form: 10

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إِسْتَحْيَرَX see 1, in four places:
2 and 5, in three places.
3 استحار الشَّبَابُ and تحيّر The sap [or vigour] of youth (مَآءُ الشَّبَابِ) flowed: or became complete, and filled the body of a woman: or completely occupied the body: or filled it to the utmost: or collected, and flowed to and fro, in the body of a woman.

def.2 اسْتُحِيرَ الشَّرَابُ The beverage, or wine, was made to descend easily down the throat.
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