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نِكَايَةٌ

Root: نكى

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نِكَايَةٌ The inflicting injury upon an enemy: slaying and wounding among the enemy: or making much slaughter, or a great, or vehement, slaughter or wounding, [i. e. the making havock,] among the enemy: the inflicting a routing and overthrow among the enemy.
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