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مِخْصَابٌ

Root: خصب

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مِخْصَابٌ A country, or region, scarcely ever, or never, sterile, barren, unfruitful, or afflicted with dearth or scarcity or drought.
2 And قَوْمٌ مَخَاصِيبُ [A people, or party, scarcely ever, or never, without abundance of herbage &c.]. (TA in art. رتع.)
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