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عَصْفَةٌ

Root: عصف

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عَصْفَةٌ [as an Verbal.Noun un. of 1 signifies A gust, or strong puff, of wind.
2 And hence,] The odour, or fragrance (فَغْمَة) of odour, or exhaled odour, of wine: likened to the عَصْفَة of wind.

def.2 See also عَصْفٌ, in three places.
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