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اِسْتَنْقَى

Root: نقى

Form: 10

Full Definition

اِسْتَنْقَىX He took extraordinary pains, or the utmost pains, in cleansing his body. You say also, اِسْتَنْقَى الذَّكَرَ مِنَ البَوْلِ (K, art. برأ,) [He took extraordinary pains in cleansing the ذَكَر from urine: or] he cleansed the ذكر entirely from urine; syn. اِسْتَنْظَفَهُ.
2 اِسْتِنْقَاءٌ: see voce اِسْتَبْرَأَ.
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