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قَرَّاضَةٌ

Root: قرض

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قَرَّاضَةٌ A certain creeping insect (دُوَيْبَّة) that eats wool.
2 [And hence, app.,] A man who defames others, or speaks evil of them, behind their backs, or otherwise; syn. مُغْتَابٌ لِلنَّاسِ.
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