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رَشَا

Root: رشو

Form: 1

Full Definition

رَشَاI , said of a young bird, It stretched forth its head to its mother in order that she should put food into its beak.
2 Hence, [accord. to Th, but see رِشْوٌة, below,] رَشَاهُ, Present.T ويَرْشُو, Verbal.Noun رَشْوٌ, He gave him a رِشْوَة [or bribe]. [See also 3.]
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