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تُغُلِّسَ

Root: غلس

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تُغُلِّسَ , or فِى وَادِى تُغُلِّسَ, and تُغَلِّسَ, imperfectly decl., like تُخُيِّبَ and تُهُلِّكَ, He fell into calamity, or into an abominable calamity, and that which was vain, unreal, nought, or the like: originating from the fact that غَارَات [or hostile, or predatory, incursions] generally took place early, بِغَلَسٍ.
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