المُقْتَضَبُ
Root: قضب
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المُقْتَضَبُ
A certain metre of verse, the thirteenth, consisting of
فَاعِلَاتُ مُفْتَعِلُنْ, twice; originally
مَفْعُولَاتُ مُسْتَفْعِلُنْ: so called as though it were the مُنْسَرِح with a foot, namely, مستفعلن, cut off.
2 مُقْتَضَبٌ applied to verse, or poetry, and a writing, means
3 And مُقْتَضَبٌ فِى عَمَلٍ means
2 مُقْتَضَبٌ applied to verse, or poetry, and a writing, means
3 And مُقْتَضَبٌ فِى عَمَلٍ means
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