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دنس

Root: دنس

3 entries for this word

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Entry 1

دنس danisa a (danas) to be soiled, sullied, defiled, polluted II to stain, soil, dirty, befoul, sully, pollute, contaminate (هـ s.th.); to dishonor, disgrace (هـ s.th.); to desecrate (هـ s.th.) V pass. of II

Entry 2

دنس danas pl. ادناس adnās uncleanness, dirt, filth, squalor; stain, blemish, fault

Entry 3

دنس danis pl. ادناس adnās, دنساء dunasā’2 unclean, soiled, sullied, foul, polluted, defiled, stained

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