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تصحّف

Root: صحف

Form: 5

Full Definition

تصحّفV , said of a word, or an expression, It became altered [so as to have a meaning different from that intended by the application thereof, or] so as to be dubious. One says, تصحّف عَلَيْهِ لَفْظُ كَذَا [Such a word, or such an expression, became altered so as to be dubious to him].
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