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مُسْتَخْلِفٌ

Root: خلف

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مُسْتَخْلِفٌ : see خَالِفٌ, near the end of the paragraph.
2 ذَهَبَ المُسْتَخْلِفُونَ يَسْتَقُونَ a saying mentioned by Lh as meaning Those going before [or leaving others in their places] went away to draw water.
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