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مبدأ

Root: بدأ

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مبدأ mabda‘ pl. مبادئ mabādi’2 beginning, start, starting point; basis, foundation; principle; invention; pl. principles, convictions (of a person); ideology; rudiments. fundamental concepts, elements│ كتب المبادئkutub al-m. elementary books 44

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