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وِعَآءٌ

Root: وعى

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وِعَآءٌ A [bag, or wallet, or] receptacle, for travelling-provisions, and for goods or utensils, &c.: a vessel .
2 وِعَآءُ القَلْبِ [The pericardium]. (TA, voce فُؤَادٌ.)
3 بَتَثْتُ لَهُ مَا فِى وِعَائِى I showed him what was in my heart. (Er-Rághib, TA, in art. شكو and شكى.)
4 حَرْفُ الوِعَآءِ [The adverbial particle فِى]. (IB, in TA, art. وسط.)


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