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حُمْلَانٌ

Root: حمل

Full Definition

حُمْلَانٌ an Verbal.Noun of حَمَلَ [q. v.].

def.2 Also A beast upon which a present is borne.
2 Hire for that which is borne, or carried.
3 And, as a conventional term of the صَاغَة [or workers in gold and silver], Adulterating alloy (غِشّ) that is added to dirhems, or coin ( عَلَى الدَّرَاهِمِ).
4 Also pl. of حَمَلٌ [q. v.].
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