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صَحْوَةٌ

Root: صحو

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صَحْوَةٌ A state [of freedom from intoxication, or] of sensibility, or mental perception. (TA voce سَكْرَةٌ.) يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَهَا بَيْنَ الصَّحْوَةِ وَالسَّكْرَةِ [He desires to take it being in a state between that of sensibility and that of insensibility, or mental perception and inability thereof,] is a prov., applied to him who seeks a thing feigning ignorance while possessing knowledge. [See also another ex. voce سَكْرَةٌ.]
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