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بَوْبَاةٌ

Root: بوب

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بَوْبَاةٌ A desert; or a desert in which is no water; syn. فَلَاةٌ: as also مَوْمَاةٌ; the ب being changed into م, as is often the case. [It is mentioned in the S, and again in the K, in art. بو, as syn. with مَفَازَةٌ.]
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