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مُتَالٍ

Root: تلو

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مُتَالٍ One who relieves, or aids, another, in singing, and in work, by taking up the strain, or the work, when the latter is unable to continue it: or one who so relieves, or aids, the singer, with a high voice: and one who sings to camels to urge them on, or excite them.
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