مصغى
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
مصغى 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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مَصْغًى
مَصْغًى ذ [A place of inclining, or to which to incline]. It is said in a prov., الصَّبِىُّ أَعْلَمُ بِمَصْغَى خَدِّهِ [The child best knows the place of inclining of his cheek]: i. e. he best knows to whom he should bet…
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مُصْغًى
مُصْغًى ذ Inclined. (Ham p. 260.) -b2- One says, فُلَانٌ مُصْغًى إِنَاؤُهُ, meaning (assumed tropical:) Such a one is abridged, or defrauded, of a portion of his right, or due: (S, and Ham pp. 259-60:) because when the v…
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