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شَمْسِىٌّ

Root: شمس

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شَمْسِىٌّ [Of, or relating to, the sun; solar]. السَّنَةُ الشَّمْسِيَّةُ The solar year.
2 It is also a term applied by some of the Arabs to The first [annual] increase [of sheep and goats]. (Aboo-Nasr, TA voce صَفَرِىٌّ, q. v.)
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