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مَغِثٌ

Root: مغث

Full Definition

مَغِثٌ , or مَغْثٌ , and مُمَاغِثٌ , A strong wrestler.
2 Also, the latter, A man pertinacious in altercation.
3 مَغِثٌ and مَغِيثٌ An evil, a wicked, or malignant, man: after the manner of a rel. n. [denoting habitual state or action, and the like].
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