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تَيْمَآءُ

Root: تيم

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تَيْمَآءُ A [desert] land such as is termed قَفْرَة, that causes one to lose his way and to perish: or a wide tract of land: or a land in which is no water: and تَيْمَآءُ alone a [desert such as is termed] فَلَاة; because one loses his way therein: and a wide فَلَاة.

def.2 التَّيْمَآءُ The stars of الجَوْزَآء [app. meaning Gemini, also called التَّوْءَمَانِ].
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