مُحَيًّا
Root: حى
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مُحَيًّا
The face of a man, because it is specified in salutation; [see 2;] a term used only in praise; i. e. the face altogether: or the حُرّ
of the face [i. e. the ball of the cheek; or what appears of the elevated part thereof; or what fronts one, of the face, &c.].
2 Of a horse, it is The place where the flesh is separated (حيث انفرق اللحم) beneath the forelock. And دَائِرَةُ المُحَيَّا, in a horse, [The feather in] the place of separation [of the hair] beneath the forelock, in the upper part of the forehead.
2 Of a horse, it is The place where the flesh is separated (حيث انفرق اللحم) beneath the forelock. And دَائِرَةُ المُحَيَّا, in a horse, [The feather in] the place of separation [of the hair] beneath the forelock, in the upper part of the forehead.
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