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مَغْنَطِيسٌ

Root: مغنطس

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مَغْنَطِيسٌ , or مَغْنِيطِسٌ, and مَغْنِيطِيسٌ and مَغْنَاطِيسٌ [The magnet;] a certain stone that attracts iron: arabicized [from the Greek μαγνῆτις]. [Mentioned in S, L, K, in art. غطس; but, as observed in the TA, it should have a separate place.]
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