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سُحْبَةٌ

Root: سحب

Full Definition

سُحْبَةٌ i. q. غِشَاوَةٌ [app. as meaning particularly A covering, or film, upon the eye: expl. by Freytag, from the Deewán el-Hudhaleeyeen, as meaning oculorum caligo].
2 And Remains of water in a pool left by a torrent; as also سُحَابَةٌ : dim. of the former سُحَيْبَةٌ .
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