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مَهْلَِكَةٌ

Root: هلك

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مَهْلَِكَةٌ A cause of perdition, or of death. (TA in art. بخل.)
2 A place of perdition or death: and a desert: or a [desert, or such as is termed] مَفَازَة; because persons perish therein; or because it urges [or leads] to perdition. See جَادَّةٌ.
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