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دَفًا

Root: دفو

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دَفًا Verbal.Noun of دَفِىَ [q. v.]. A bending, or curving. You say, of a man, فِيهِ دَفًا In him is a bending, or curving: and this is said of Ed-Dejjál. [See also دَفَأٌ.]
2 Also, in a mountain-goat, The having very long horns, extending towards his ears.
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