عَمِيتَةٌ
Root: عمت
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عَمِيتَةٌ
A portion of wool, or of the soft hair of the camel, wound in the manner described in the first sentence of this art.; like a سَبِيخَة of cotton, and a سَلِيلَة of [goats'] hair, or a فَلِيلَة of [goats'] hair: the pl. [of pauc.] is أَعْمِتَةٌ and [of mult.] عُمُتٌ [and coll. gen. n., improperly called a pl.,]
عَمِيتٌ ; or, accord. to ISd, أَعْمِتَةٌ is pl. of عَمِيتٌ, which is pl. of عَمِيتَةٌ; and عَمَائِتُ is a pl. of this last.
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