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اِسْتَمْشَى

Root: مشى

Form: 10

Full Definition

اِسْتَمْشَىX [He used the medicine as a laxative or purgative. ] (Az in L, art. عقر.)
2 اِسْتَمْشَى بِهِ, referring to a plant, (K in art. صع,) He drank its water for moving the bowels.
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