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نُعَيْشٌ

Root: نعش

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نُعَيْشٌ [or نُعَيْشُ The small star called] السُّهَى, which is [by the star ζ ] in the middle of بَنَات نَعْش. So in the saying, هُوَ أَخْفَى مِنْ نُعَيْش فِى بَنَاتِ نَعْش [He, or it, is more obscure than No'eysh among the Bená Naash].
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