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ذُعَافٌ

Root: ذعف

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ذُعَافٌ Poison: or instantaneous poison; as also ذَعْفٌ : or such poison is called سَمٌّ ذُعَافٌ: pl. ذُعُفٌ.
2 مَوْتٌ ذُعَافٌ i. q. ذُؤَافٌ; i. e. A quick death; that kills quickly; and so مَوْتٌ مُذْعِفٌ .
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