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ضَرْبَةٌ

Root: ضرب

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ضَرْبَةٌ [Verbal.Noun un. of ضَرَبَ; A single act of beating, striking, &c.: a blow, stroke, &c.].
2 See also ضَرْبٌ, fourth sentence.
3 ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً means At one time; once. So in the saying, لَا آخُذُ مَالِى عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً [I will not take what is due to me on thy part save at one time, or once].
4 ضَرْبَةُ الغَائِصِ, which is forbidden, is The saying of the diver for pearls, to the merchant, I will dive for thee once, and what I shall bring up shall be thine for such a price.
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