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خَوَاةٌ

Root: خوى

Full Definition

خَوَاةٌ The space between the udder and the vulva in the she-camel and other cattle; (K, * TA; [accord. to the CK and JK, خَوِيَّةٌ ; but this is app. a mistake;]) also with medd [i. e. خَوَايَةٌ , for خَوَاةٌ is originally خَوَيَةٌ].

def.2 Also A sound: and the confused and continued sound (حَفِيف) of pouring of rain: and خَوَايَةٌ signifies the confused and continued sound (حَفِيف [in the CK, erroneously, خَفِيف,]) of the running of horses: and a sound like what one fancies.
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