Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

طَاوٍ

Root: طوى

Full Definition

طَاوٍ A gazelle that bends, [or is bending,] or has bent, his neck, on the occasion of lying down, and then lies down, or has [lain down and] slept free from fear.
2 And طَاوِى الكَشْحِ Rendered lean or lank; not large in the sides.
3 See also the paragraph commencing with طَوِى البَطْنِ.


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