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ضَمَّةٌ

Root: ضم

Full Definition

ضَمَّةٌ [Verbal.Noun un. of 1 : and as such signifying] An embracing.
2 Also A number of horses assembled from every quarter for a race: thus called because so assembled.
3 [And, as a conventional term in lexicology and grammar, The sign of the vowel-sound termed ضَمّ.]
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