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لُمْعَةٌ

Root: لمع

Full Definition

لُمْعَةٌ A shining, glistening, or glossy, appearance, [or hue,] of the body: any colour different from another colour [in which it is]; [a spot of colour].
2 [Primarily] A portion of herbage beginning to dry up.
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