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تَطَوَّسَتْ

Root: طوس

Form: 5

Full Definition

تَطَوَّسَتْV She adorned herself: [as though she made herself like a طَاؤُوس, or peacock.]
2 تطوّس He shook, or ruffled, his feathers: you say, الحَمَامُ يَكْسَحُ بِذَنَبِهِ حَوْلَ الحَمَامَةِ وَيَتَطَوَّسُ لَهَا The male pigeon sweeps with his tail around the female pigeon, and shakes, or ruffles, his feathers to her.
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