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صَوْرَةٌ

Root: صور

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صَوْرَةٌ An inclination, or a desire. You say, أَرَى لَكَ إِلَيْهِ صَوْرَةً I see thee to have a loving inclination to him. And مَا بِى إِلَيْهَا صَوْرَةٌ I have not any inclination to, or desire for, her.
2 And An itching, or itch, (حِكَّة,) in the head: or an affection like حِكَّة in a man's head, occasioning a desire to be loused. [See also صَوَرٌ.]

def.2 And A palm-tree. [See also صَوْرٌ.]
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