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تثفّى

Root: ثفى

Form: 5

Full Definition

تثفّىV [Evil origin, or a bad hereditary disposition,] withheld such a one (قَصَّرَ بِهِ [in the CK, erroneously, قَصُرَ به]) from generous actions.
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