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ثَنَوِىٌّ

Root: ثنى

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ثَنَوِىٌّ rel. n. of اِثْنَانِ, and of اِثْنَا عَشَرَ, when either or these is used as the proper name of a man; as also اِثْنِىٌّ [with ٱ when connected with a preceding word]; like بِنَوِىٌّ and اِبْنِىٌّ as rel. ns. of اِبْنٌ.
2 And الثَّنَوِيَّةُ [The Dualists;] the sect who assert the doctrine of Dualism [الٱِثْنَيْنِيَّة].
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