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فِتَاقٌ

Root: فتق

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فِتَاقٌ The parting asunder (اِنْفِتَاق) of the clouds from [before] the sun, and their becoming removed, or cleared away, therefrom.
2 And The upper limb (قَرْن), and the disk (عَيْن), of the sun, when it is covered over and then somewhat of it appears.

def.2 Also The base, or lowest portion, of the white [membranous fibres of the palm-tree which are termed] لِيف, such as have not yet appeared: the face is likened thereto, because of its clearness.
2 And The main stem, or the lower part of the main stem when the fruit-stalks have been cut off, of the raceme of a palm-tree.

def.3 And The leaven of dough: a large lump of leaven, that soon causes the dough to become mature when it is put therein.
2 And Mixtures of medicaments compounded with oil of jasmine or the like thereof, in order that the odour may diffuse itself: or musk compounded with ambergris.
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