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نَحِيتٌ

Root: نحت

Full Definition

نَحِيتٌ A comb: syn. مُشْطٌ or مَشْطٌ.

def.2 حَافِرٌ نَحِيتٌ A hoof of which the edges have gone [or become abraded, been worn away]; [and so حافر , occurring in the K in art. حك, where, in its place in the S, we find حافر نَحِيتٌ.]
2 نَحِيتٌ An emaciated camel: a camel whose feet are worn, abraded, or wasted.
3 نَحِيتَةٌ A [portion of the] trunk of a tree, which is hewn out, and hollowed, in the form of a jar such as is called حُبّ, for bees: pl. نُحُتٌ.
4 نَحِيتٌ Anything bad; what is bad of anything.

def.3 نَحِيتٌ One who introduces himself among a people, and lives with them, not being of their race.
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