عَقَّةٌ
Root: عق
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عَقَّةٌ
A deep excavation, hollow, cavity, trench, or the like, in the ground; as also
عِقٌّ , accord. to the K, there said to be with kesr, but correctly
عَقٌّ , with fet-h, [q. v.,] which signifies an elongated excavation in the ground, and is originally an Verbal.Noun; thus in the L.
2 And A blaze of lightning extending in an elongated form in the sky, or in the side of the clouds, and said to be as though it were a drawn sword. [See also عَقِيقَةٌ.]
2 And A blaze of lightning extending in an elongated form in the sky, or in the side of the clouds, and said to be as though it were a drawn sword. [See also عَقِيقَةٌ.]
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