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غَدْيَانُ

Root: غدو

Full Definition

غَدْيَانُ Eating the meal called غَدَآء: fem. غَدْيَا, of the measure فَعْلَى, applied to a woman; or غَدْيَآءُ: they are originally with و [in the place of the ى], on the ground of preference, as is said in the M: and غَدْيَانَةٌ is mentioned by Z, as applied to a woman, coupled with عَشْيَانَةٌ.
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