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سحف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

سَحُوفٌ ذ A bucket (دَلْو) that takes, and bears away, the water that is in a well. (Seer, K.) -A2- Also, applied to a she-camel, Of which the fat has gone away. (ISd, TA.) ― -b2- And, applied to a sheep or goat, or to a ewe or she-goat, (شَاة,) Having a portion of fat such as is termed سَحْفَة, or two such portions of fat; as also ↓ أُسْحُوفٌ: (TA:) or, so applied, (S,) and applied to a she-camel, (S, K,) and to a he-camel, (K,) having abundance of سَحَائِف, (S, * K, TA,) pl. of سَحِيفَةٌ [q. v.]; or having abundance of the fat termed سَحْفَة. (TA.) ― -b3- Also A she-camel long in the teats. (IDrd, K.) ― -b4- And A she-camel narrow in the orifices of the teats. (IDrd, K.) ― -b5- And A she-camel that drags her feet, or the extremities of her feet, upon the ground, in going along; (K, TA;) so say some; i. e., by reason of fatigue: a dial. var. of زَحُوفٌ. (TA.) ― -b6- And A sheep, or ewe, thin in the wool of the belly. (K.) ― -b7- In the K, three other meanings are erroneously assigned to this word; one of them belonging to سَحِيفَةٌ, and each of the others to سَحِيفٌ. (TA.)

Derived headwords

سَحُوفٌ
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