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عَثَمْثَمٌ

Root: عثم

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عَثَمْثَمٌ Strong; applied to a camel; and to a mule; and likewise to a shoulder: or, applied to a camel, strong and tall: or tall and thick: or big, or bulky: fem. with ة: pl. عَثَمْثَمَاتٌ.
2 And The lion: so called because of the heaviness of his tread.
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