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مُثَنًّى

Root: ثنى

Full Definition

مُثَنًّى [pass. part. n. of 2.
2 Dualized: a dual.
3 مُثَنَّاةٌ فَوْقِيَّةٌ Marked with two points above: an epithet added to تآء to prevent its being mistaken for بآء or ثآء or يآء. And مُثَنَّاةٌ تَحْتِيَّةٌ Marked with two points below: an epithet added to يآء to prevent its being mistaken for بآء or تآء or ثآء.]
4 الطَّويلُ المُثَنَّى That which passes away [out of sight, or disappears,] by length; mostly used of a thing that is long without breadth.
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