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مِعْنَقَةٌ

Root: عنق

Full Definition

مِعْنَقَةٌ A قِلَادَة [meaning collar], accord. to ISd, that is put upon the neck of a dog.
2 Also A small [elongated and elevated tract such as is termed] حَبْل (ISh, O, K, TA, [الجَبَلُ in the CK being a mistake for الحَبْلُ,]) of sand, in front of, or before, the [main portion of] sands: by rule it should be مِعْنَاقَةٌ, because they said in the pl. مَعَانِيقُ الرِّمَالِ: or one should say مَعَانِقُ الرَّمْلِ.
3 See also المُعَنَّقَةُ.
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