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جَايَاهُ

Root: جى

Form: 3

Full Definition

جَايَاهُIII , Verbal.Noun مُجَايَاةٌ, He faced him, fronted him, was opposite to him, or was over against him: a dial. var. of جَايَأَهُ. You say also, مَرَّ بِى مُجَايَاةً He passed by me being in front, or opposite.
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