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تطاعيوا

Root: طعم

Form: 6

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تطاعيواVI They ate with, or at the tent of, [meaning, of the food of,] this man on one occasion of alighting, and another man on another occasion of alighting; each one of them having his turn to supply the food of one day: like تناوبوا and تنازلوا. (ISh, TA in art. نوب.)
2 See also 3.
3 [Hence,] one says of two persons in conformity, تَطَاعَمَا, meaning They acted as do the two [billing] pigeons.
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