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رُطْمَةٌ

Root: رطم

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رُطْمَةٌ An affair of which one knows not the end, or result, to which it leads, or tends; an affair in which one struggles, or is agitated, or disturbed; and so رطومة [app. رُطُومَةٌ]; as in the saying, وَقَعَ فِى رُطْمَةٍ and رطومةٍ [He fell into an affair in which one struggles, &c.].
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