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طَعَّانٌ

Root: طعن

Full Definition

طَعَّانٌ , occurring in a trad., means Wont [to wound, or attack, the reputations of men;] to attack men with blame, censure, or reproach, and with backbiting, and the like: it is for طَعَّانٌ فِى أَعْرَاضِ النَّاسِ [a phrase mentioned in the Msb].
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