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اليَهْمُوتُ

Root: يهمت

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اليَهْمُوتُ A name of the fish upon which is the earth: erroneously written with ب [البهموت]: so says Esh-Shiháb in the 'Imáyeh. [See my translation of the 1001 Nights, note to the Introduction.]
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