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مَرِيسِيَّةٌ

Root: مرس

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مَرِيسِيَّةٌ [in the modern Egyptian dial. مَرِيسِى] The south wind, that comes from the direction of مَرِيسٌ, which, says AHn, is the lowest part of the country of the Nubians, next to the district of أُسْوَان.
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