غَزْوَةٌ

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غَزْوَةٌ The act of [الغَزْو i. e.] repairing to fight with [or to fight with and plunder] the enemy [in the country of the latter]; as also غَزَاةٌ , and مَغْزَاةٌ : or the first signifies a single time [or act] of الغَزْو [i. e. a single warring, or warring and plundering, expedition]; as also مَغْزَاةٌ : and غَزَاةٌ is the subst. from غَزَوْتُ العَدُوَّ [as such meaning as expl. above, i. e. the act of الغَزْو]: or this signifies [a campaign, i. e.] the work [or operations] of a year: the pl. (of غَزْوَةٌ, Msb, [and of غَزَاةٌ , for this is originally غَزَوَةٌ,]) is غَزَوَاتٌ, and (of مَغْزَاةٌ , Msb) مَغَازٍ, which latter pl. is applied to the غَزَوَات of Mohammad.

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