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وَاطِئَةٌ

Root: وطأ

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وَاطِئَةٌ Fallen dates. An act. part. n. in the sense of a pass.: [such dates being so called] because they are trodden under foot. Or [it is changed] from وَطَايَا, pl. of وَطِيْئَةٌ, [which is] from وَطَأَ; [and such dates are] so called because their owner has despised them, or trampled upon them, (ذللّها,) and spread them about, for those who may take them; ...


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