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صُوَاحٌ

Root: صوح

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صُوَاحٌ Gypsum.
2 And The sweat of horses: said to be likened to gypsum because of its whiteness.
3 And Milk mixed with water, the latter being the more in quantity.
4 Also An elevated piece, (نَجْوَة, so in the L and CK, and in my MS. copy of the K,) or such as is soft, or yielding, (رِخْوَة, so in the TA as from the K,) of land.
5 And The spadix (طَلْع) of the palm-tree, when it dries up, and falls in pieces and becomes scattered.
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