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تنجّس

Root: نجس

Form: 5

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تنجّسV : see نَجِسَ.

def.2 He did a deed whereby to become free from uncleanness, dirt, filth, or impurity; like as you say تَأَثَّمَ and تَحَرَّجَ and تَحَنَّثَ, meaning, he did a deed whereby to become free from crime, sin, &c.
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