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مَنِيعٌ

Root: منع

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مَنِيعٌ , from مَنُعَ, [Unapproachable; inaccessible:] difficult of access; fortified; strong: (TK, voce وَزَرٌ:) [defended, or protected, against attack: like حَصِينٌ: resistive; resisting attack;] applied to a fortress.
2 قَوْمٌ مُنَعَآءُ [pl. of مَنِيعٌ] An inaccessible, or unapproachable, people.
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