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جَمْحَةُ

Root: جمح

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جَمْحَةُ [A trick of overcoming the rider, and running away with him]. You say, دَابَّةٌ سَمْحَةٌ مَا بِهَا جَمْحَةٌ وَ لَا رَمْحَةٌ [A beast submissive, or easy, or gentle: there is not in her a trick of overcoming the rider, and running away with him, nor a trick of kicking].
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