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تَعَفْرَتَ

Root: عفر

Form: Q. Q. 2

Full Definition

تَعَفْرَتَ
Q. Q. 2
He became, or acted like, an عِفْرِيت; from which latter word this verb is derived, the [final] augmentative letter being preserved in it, with the radical letters, to convey the full meaning, and to indicate the original.


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