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خصر

Root: خصر

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

خصر kaṣira a (kaṣar) to become cold; to suffer from the cold III to clasp (ه s.o.) around the waist, put one’s arm around s.o.’s (ه) waist VIII to shorten, condense, abridge, epitomize (هـ s.th.); to summarize (هـ s.th.)

Entry 2

خصر kaṣr pl. خصور kuṣūr hip, haunch, waist

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