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تفعّى

Root: فعو

Form: 5

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تفعّىV He became like the viper (الأَفْعَى, S, K) in evil: or, as in the A, he made himself to resemble the viper (تَشَّبَهَ بِالأَفْعَى) in the evilness of his disposition.
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