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حَمِيسٌ

Root: حمس

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حَمِيسٌ Vehement. So in the saying of Ru-beh, لَا قَيْنَ مِنْهُ حَمَسًا حَمِيسَا [They experienced from it vehement strength]: or, as Az says, strength and courage.
2 See also أَحْمَسُ, in two places.
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