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تبدّأ

Root: بدأ

Form: 5

Full Definition

تبدّأV He, or it, began, or made a beginning. [See also 1. Golius mentions, but without giving the authority, and without the vowel-signs, the saying, هَاتِ القِصَّةَ مِنْ ذِى تُبُدِّئَتْ; but writing the last word تبديت, stating only that it is in the passive form; as meaning Relate thou the story, or history, from the beginning.]
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