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صوّحت

Root: صوح

Form: 2

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صوّحتII , said of the wind, (الرِّيحُ, S, A,) and of the heat, (الحَرُّ, A,) and of the sun, (الشَّمْسُ, TA,) Verbal.Noun تَصْوِيحٌ, It dried up, or caused to dry up, the herbs, or leguminous plants, so that they became much split; and so الخَشَبَ [the wood]; and the like of these: and صيّحت signifies the same. And صوّح الشَّعَرَ, said of dryness, It caused the hair to split much, and to fall off, and become scattered.

def.2 See also 5, in four places.
2 It is said in a trad., نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ النَّخْلِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَوِّحَ, meaning [He forbade the selling of palm-trees] before that the good thereof become distinguishable from the bad: related by some with ر [i. e. يُصَرِّحَ]: but El-Khat- tábee says that the right word is يُصَوِّح, with و. (TA in art. صرح.)
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