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فيّأ

Root: فيأ

Form: 2

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فيّأII , and He made the shade to return [in the afternoon].

def.2 قَيَّأَت said of a tree: see 1, near the end.
2 Said of the wind, It put in motion the seed-produce, or standing corn, and the trees. And, said of a woman, She put in motion her hair, from self-conceit, or vanity.
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