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بَحْرَانِىٌّ

Root: بحر

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بَحْرَانِىٌّ Blood of the menses; accord. to El-Kutabee: or intensely red blood: or intensely red, and thick, and abundant, menstrual blood: or black blood: or, as also دَمٌ بَاحِرٌ , blood of the womb: or blood of a pure red colour: or such blood from the belly: or pure blood of an intensely red colour: both from البَحْرُ signifying “ the bottom of the womb: ”: the former is a rel. n. therefrom, in which the ا and ن are added to give intensiveness to the signification, or to distinguish it from the rel. n. of البَحْرُ [in its most common sense]: or it is a rel. n. of البَحْرُ [in its most common sense], because of its abundance.
2 أَحْمَرُ بَحْرَانِىٌّ, and بَاحِرٌ , and بَاحِرِىٌّ , Intense red.


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