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مَضَنَّةٌ

Root: ضن

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مَضَنَّةٌ : see ضِنَّةٌ.
2 هٰذَا عِلْقُ مَضَنَّةٍ and مَضِنَّةٍ [the former mentioned after the latter in the S] This is a thing held in high estimation, of which one is tenacious, and for which people vie in desire. [See also عِرْقٌ, last sentence.]
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