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وَرَائِى

Root: ورى

Full Definition

وَرَائِى Behind me is such a thing, as though it were a burden upon my back.
2 مِنْ وَرَآءَ وَرَآءَ From behind a thing covering, or concealing.
3 فُلَانٌ مِنْ وَرَآءِ فُلَانٍ Such a one is an aider of such a one: or a follower.
4 اَللّٰهُ مِنْ وَرَائِكَ God is seeking after thee, and watching, or lying in wait, for thee. See also an ex. in the first paragraph of art. فتل.
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