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عَلَيْهِ

Root: ضأل

Full Definition

عَلَيْهِ , with damm, [in the CK, erroneously, ضَوَلانٌ,] He, or it, is a burden upon him; syn. كَلٌّ.
2 And حَسَبُهُ عَلَيْهِ ضُؤْلَانٌ His grounds of pretension to respect, or honour, are a cause of reproach to him.
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