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رُمَيْصَآءُ ذ [dim. of رَمْصَآءُ, fem. of أَرْمَصُ]. ― -b2- الشِّعْرَى الرُّمَيْصَآءُ [i. q. الشِّعْرَى الغُمَيْصَآءُ, i. e., Procyon; (see الشَّعْرَى;)] one of the two stars of the ذِرَاع: so called because of its smallness and its littleness of light [in comparison with the other شِعْرَى, which is Syrius]. (M.)

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