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تضاربوا

Root: ضرب

Form: 6

Full Definition

تضاربواVI , (A, MA, Mgh, Msb, K, in the S تضاربا,) and , (A, Mgh, Msb, K, in the S اضطربا,) and , [They contended in beating, striking, smiting, or hitting, one another; and particularly, in fight;] they smote one another with the sword. One says, اضطرب العَبْدَانِ بِالعَصَوَيْنِ, meaning The two slaves beat each other with the two sticks, or staves.
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