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دَعَةٌ

Root: ودع

Full Definition

دَعَةٌ Ease; repose; freedom from trouble or inconvenience, and toil or fatigue; tranquillity; syn. خَفْضٌ and رَاحَةٌ and سُكُونٌ; and ampleness of circumstances (سَعَةٌ) in life: or دَعَةٌ is syn. with راحة and سكون; but خَفْضٌ signifies “ ampleness of the circumstances ” (سَعَهٌّ) of life, and “ plentifulness and pleasantness ” thereof: [see an ex. of both, voce خَفْضٌ]. (El-Marzookee and MF, art. خفض.)

def.2 See 1 and 3.


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