مُسْتَعْلٍ
Root: علو
Full Definition
مُسْتَعْلٍ
: see مُعْتَلٍ; and عَلِىٌّ, last quarter:
2 and see also المُعَلِّى, in two places.
3 اليَدُ المُسْتَعْلِيَةُ means
4 الحُرُوفُ المُسْتَعْلِيَةُ [The high, or elevated, letters] are خ, ص, ض, ط, ظ, غ, and ق; in which is a rising [of the tongue] to the palate; with إِطْبَاق [of the tongue (see 4 in art. طبق)] except in خ and غ and ق: opposed to المُنْخَفِضَةُ.
2 and see also المُعَلِّى, in two places.
3 اليَدُ المُسْتَعْلِيَةُ means
4 الحُرُوفُ المُسْتَعْلِيَةُ [The high, or elevated, letters] are خ, ص, ض, ط, ظ, غ, and ق; in which is a rising [of the tongue] to the palate; with إِطْبَاق [of the tongue (see 4 in art. طبق)] except in خ and غ and ق: opposed to المُنْخَفِضَةُ.
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