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تَكَافَآ

Root: كفأ

Form: 6

Full Definition

تَكَافَآVI They two were like, or equal, each to the other.
2 تَتَكَافَأُ دِمَاؤُهُمْ Their blood shall be equally retaliated, or expiated: i. e., the noble shall have no advantage over the ignoble in the retaliation or expiation of blood.
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