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نَصِىٌّ

Root: نصى

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نَصِىٌّ A certain plant: Golius says, a species of thistle; but this seems to be inconsistent with the description of it: see رَيِّجَةٌ.
2 خَصِىٌّ نَصِيٌّ Gelded, castrated. The second word is an imitative sequent.
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