علوى
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
علوى doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 2 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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عَلْوَى
عَلْوَى ذ , accord. to IAar, [and so in my MS. copy of the K,] but accord. to [other copies of] the K , (TA,) i. q: قِصَّةٌ عَالِيَةٌ [app. A story, or an affair, of a high quality]. (K, TA. [See also عَلْيَآءُ.])…
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عُلْوِىٌّ
عُلْوِىٌّ ذ : see عَالِىٌّ.…
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