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بَدِىٌ

Root: بدو

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بَدِىٌ : see بَادِيَةٌ:
2 and see بَدْوٌ, in three places.
3 Also, [or بِئْرٌ بَدِىٌّ,] originally بَدِىْءٌ, q. v. in art. بدأ, A well: or a well that is not ancient: pl. بُودَانٌ, formed by transposition from بُدْيَانٌ.
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