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تَسَاْمَوَ

Root: سمو

Form: 6

Full Definition

تَسَاْمَوَVI see 1, first sentence.
2 تَسَامَوْا عَلَى الخَيْلِ They mounted upon the horses.
3 And تساموا They vied, competed, or contended for superiority, [in highness, loftiness, or eminence, or in glory, or excellence, or in an absolute sense, ] one with another.

def.2 And تساموا signifies also They called one another by their names.
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