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مُضْطَرَبٌ

Root: ضرب

Full Definition

مُضْطَرَبٌ may mean اِضْطَرَابٌ [i. e. it may be used as an Verbal.Noun of اِضْطَرَبَ , agreeably with a general rule]:
2 and it may mean A place of اِضْطِرَاب: [thus used it often means a place in which one goes to and fro seeking the means of subsistence: and simply a place in which one seeks gain: see اِضْطَرَبَ فِى أُمُورِهِ: and see also the syns. مُرَاغَمٌ and مُنْتَفَدٌ.]
3 [It is also a pass. part. n.: and hence the phrase مُضْطَرَبَاتٌ لِلْمَعَاشِ, meaning The things that are desired to be gained for subsistence, or sustenance: see مَرَاغِبُ.]
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