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مُخْتَلِعَةٌ

Root: خلع

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مُخْتَلِعَةٌ A woman divorced from her husband for a gift, or a compensation, from him, or from another: [see 8:] and [the pl.] مُخْتَلِعَاتٌ [is explained as signifying] women who incite, urge, or induce, their husbands to divorce them for a gift, or a compensation, without any injurious conduct from the latter.
2 A woman affected with lust.
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