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دَاحٍ

Root: دحو

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دَاحٍ [act. part. n. of 1]. اَللّٰهُمَّ دَاحِىَ , in a prayer of 'Alee, means O God, the Spreader and Expander of the [seven] earths: المَدْحُوَّاتٌ [properly] signifies the things that are spread, &c.; as also المَدْحِيَّاتٌ . (TA in art. دحى.)
2 المَطَرَ الدَّاحِى The rain that removes [or drives] the pebbles from the surface of the earth.
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