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فِنْطِيسٌ

Root: فنطس

Full Definition

فِنْطِيسٌ A nose wide in the nostril, and expanded in the end: pl. فَنَاطِيسُ.
2 And, accord. to IDrd, A man broad in the nose.
3 And Low, ignoble, or ungenerous, accord. to some, in an absolute sense, or in respect of birth; thus accord. to Ibn-'Abbád: pl. as above.

def.2 Also The penis; and so فِرْطِيسٌ: accord. to some, peculiarly of the swine.
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