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قَيُوْءٌ

Root: قيا

Full Definition

قَيُوْءٌ One who vomits much, or frequently; as also قَيُوٌّ; the latter formed from the former, like مَقْرُوٌّ from مَقْرُوْءٌ.
2 Also, [دَوَآءٌ قَيُوْءٌ,] Medicine that is taken to cause vomiting; and so دَوَآءٌ and مُقِىْءٌ .
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