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سَاْوَطَ

Root: سوط

Form: 3

Full Definition

سَاْوَطَIII سَاوَطَنِى , Present.T of the latter أَسُوطُهُ: thus mentioned by Lh, without any addition: app. meaning He acted roughly with me with his whip, or he contended with me therewith, and I overcame him [with my whip]: a mode of expression which is rare in relation to substances; rather relating to accidents, or attributes.
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