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غَاصٌّ

Root: غص

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غَاصٌّ A man having his throat, or fauces, choked, or obstructed, by food; as also غَصَّان . (S [in two copies of which it is written غَصَّانُ], K [in two copies of which it is written غَصَّانٌ], Msb [in my copy of which, as well as in the TA, it is without any final syll. sign].)
2 And [hence,] غَاصٌّ بِالقَوْمِ An abode, or a place of alighting, filled [and as it were choked up] with the company of men; and in like manner a mosque; as also مُغْتَصٌّ .
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