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بِدَايَةٌ

Root: بدى

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بِدَايَةٌ , said by Mtr to be a vulgar word, and by IB to be erroneous, but by IKtt to be of the dial. of the Ansár: see art. بدأ [voce بَدْءٌ, second sentence, in two places].
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