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فَدَآءٌ

Root: فدى

Full Definition

فَدَآءٌ An أَنْبَار, i. e. a collection, of wheat: or it signifies, or signifies also, a collection of food, consisting of barley and dates and the like: or an أَنْبَار, i. e. a collection, of food, consisting of wheat and dates and barley: and it is said to signify a place in which dates are spread and dried, in the dial. of 'Abd-El-Keys.
2 And The حَجْم [or protuberant, or prominent, part, or perhaps the bulk,] of a thing of any kind.
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