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عَصُوفٌ

Root: عصف

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عَصُوفٌ : see عَاصِفٌ.
2 Hence, Swift; applied to a she-ostrich, and to a she-camel that goes swiftly with her rider; likened to the wind in the swiftness of her course: pl. عُصُفٌ: and is applied in like manner to a she-camel as meaning swift; and so too is .
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