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سف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

سُفَّةٌ ذ A plait of palm-leaves, (M, K, TA,) i. e. a ↓ سَفِيفَة, (TA,) made according to the measure of the زَبِيل or the جُلَّة [ of which it is to form a part ]. (K, TA.) ― -b2- And A thing of the kind termed قَرَامِلُ [pl. of قِرْمِلٌ], (K, TA,) [i. e. a plait ] of [ goat's ] hair, or of wool, (TA,) which a woman attaches to her [ plaits of ] hair: it was not disapproved by Ibráheem En-Nakha'ee; (K, TA;) though he disapproved of other things attached to the hair: IAth explains it as a thing that a woman puts upon her head, and attaches to her hair in order that it may be lengthened [ thereby ]. (TA.) -A2- A small portion, (حَبَّةٌ,) and (S) a handful, (S, K,) of meal of parched barley or wheat, (S,) or of wheat, and the like. (K.) ― -b2- See also what next follows.

Derived headwords

سُفَّةٌ
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