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صَلَايَةٌ ذ and ↓ صَلَاآءَةٌ, (S, M, Mgh, K,) the latter with ء because ↓ صَلَاآءٌ is used as the pl., [or rather coll. gen. n.,] but not by those who say صَلَايَةٌ, (Sb, M,) [for] the pl. [of this] is صُلِىٌّ and صِلِىٌّ (K) and صَلَايَاتٌ, (MA,) i. q. فِهْرٌ [i. e. A stone such as fills the hand; or of the size of that with which one bruises and breaks walnuts and the like ]: (S:) or a thing with which perfume is bruised, brayed, or pounded: (M, K:) or a stone upon which one bruises, or powders, (MA, Mgh,) perfume or some other thing; (Mgh;) that with which [not upon which] one does so being called مِدْوَكٌ. (MA.) Imra-el-Keys [in a verse of his Mo'allakah, (see EM p. 45,) as some relate it,] uses the phrase صَلَايَةُ حَنْظَلِ, because colocynths, when they have become dry, are split therewith. (S. [But there are two other readings, صَرَايَة and صَرَابَة.]) ― -b2- Also, (K,) as being likened thereto, (TA,) (assumed tropical:) The forehead. (K.) ― -b3- And the former word, A rough, rugged, سَرِيحَة [or long strip ] of [ high ground such as is termed ] قُفّ. (ISh, Az, TA.)