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مَثْلَثُ

Root: ثلث

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مَثْلَثُ and مَثْلَثَ: see ثُلَاثُ.
2 مثلث [i. e. مَتْلَثٌ] signifies A chord [of a lute] composed of three twists: that which is of two twists is called مثنى [i. e. مَثْنًى]: or, as some say, these two words signify [respectively] the third chord and the second: their pls. are مَثَالِثُ and مَثَانٍ.
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