ذَوَوِىٌّ
Root: ذو
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ذَوَوِىٌّ
the rel. n. of ذُو; and of ذَاتٌ also, the ة of the original being rejected in forming the rel. n.:
ذَاتِىٌّ , as rel. n. of ذَاتٌ, is not allowable: [but it is much used, mostly in philosophical and religious writings, as meaning Essential, &c.:] they say
الصِّفَاتُ [meaning The essential attributes]; but this is a wrong expression: and
عَيْبٌ ذَاتِىٌّ [An essential, or] a natural, an innate, an original, or a constitutional, fault or imperfection &c.
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