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طَاحِنَةٌ

Root: طحن

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طَاحِنَةٌ , in which the ة is added to give intensiveness to the signification, [or to convert the epithet طَاحِنٌ into a subst.,] sing. of طَوَاحِنُ, which signifies The أَضْرَاس [as meaning the molar teeth, or grinders,] of a man and of others; as being likened to a mill.
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