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مُسْتَبْضِعٌ

Root: بضع

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مُسْتَبْضِعٌ . It is said in a prov., كَمُسْتَبْضِعِ تَمْرٍ إِلَى هَجَرٍ [Like the taker of dates as merchandise to Hejer]; because Hejer is [famous as] the place of production (مَعْدِن) of dates. مستبضع is here made trans. by means of الى because it has the meaning of حَامِل.
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