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صُعَدَآءُ

Root: صعد

Full Definition

صُعَدَآءُ A sigh, or sighing; a breathing with an expression of pain, grief, or sorrow: or with difficulty: a long breathing: or a prolonged breathing: or a loud breathing: accord. to some, a breathing emitted upwards. You say, تَنَفَّسَ الصُّعَدَآءَ, or تنفّس صُعَدَآءَ, and تنفّس , He sighed; uttered a sigh or sighing; or breathed with an expression of pain, grief, or sorrow: [or uttered a prolonged breathing:] or breathed loudly.
2 [Hence,] فُلَانٌ يَتْبَعُ صُعَدَآءَهُ, or يَتَتَبَّعُ صُعُدَآءَهُ, Such a one raises his head, and does not stoop it, by reason of pride: or does not raise his head nor stoop it.
3 See also صَعُودٌ, in four places.
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