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شَرِيعٌ

Root: شرع

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شَرِيعٌ Courageous; applied to a man.

def.2 Also Good, or excellent, flax.
2 And The ليف [or fibres that grow at the base of the branches of the palm-tree] of which the prickles (شَوْك) are strong, and such as, by reason of their thickness, are fit for the sewing of leather therewith.
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