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عاوى

Root: عو

Form: 3

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عاوىIII He cried, or cried loudly, [meaning he howled,] to the dogs, they doing so to him. And [hence] عَاوَاهُمْ, Verbal.Noun مُعَاوَاةٌ, He cried, or cried loudly, to them, [i. e. to men,] they doing so to him.
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