مَحْصٌ
Root: محص
Form: 1
Full Definition
مَحْصٌI
[an Verbal.Noun of which the verb is app. مَحَصَ, Present.T
ـَ) A thing's becoming, or being, clear, pure, or free from admixture. See also 5, throughout.
def.2 مَحَصَهُ: see 2, in three places.
def.3 مَحَصَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun مَحْصٌ, He ran: or ran vehemently: or vigorously: or was quick, or swift, in his running; as also فِى عَدْوِهِ. And hence, مَحَصَ السَّيْرَ, [app. for فِى السَّيْرِ,] said of a man, He exerted himself, or was vigorous, in journeying.
def.2 مَحَصَهُ: see 2, in three places.
def.3 مَحَصَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun مَحْصٌ, He ran: or ran vehemently: or vigorously: or was quick, or swift, in his running; as also فِى عَدْوِهِ. And hence, مَحَصَ السَّيْرَ, [app. for فِى السَّيْرِ,] said of a man, He exerted himself, or was vigorous, in journeying.
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