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كَرْمَحَ

Root: كرمح

Form: Q. 1

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كَرْمَحَ
Q. 1 Verbal.Noun كَرْمَحَةٌ, i. q. كَرْتَحَ, (S, art. كردح, and CK, and a MS copy of the K,) He ran with short steps, and quickly: or i. q. كَرْبَحَ, the ب being changed into م, he ran at a slower pace than that termed كَرْدَمَةٌ.
2 كَرْمَحْنَا فِى آثَارِ القَوْمِ We ran heavily in the footsteps of, or after, the people,
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