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سفح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

سَفِيحٌ ذ A sack; syn. جُوَالِقٌ: (K:) سَفِيحَانِ signifies a pair of sacks which are placed (S, L) upon a camel, (L,) like the خُرْج. (S, L.) ― -b2- And A thick, or coarse, [ garment of the kind called ] كِسَاآء. (O, K.) ― -b3- السَّفِيحُ [incorrectly written by Freytag سَفِيحة, as on the authority of the S,] is the name of An arrow used in the game called المَيْسِر, to which no portion pertains: (S, A, * K:) it is the fourth of the arrows to which the term غُفْل is applied, which have no notches, and to which is assigned no portion and no fine; these being added only to give additional weight to the collection of arrows from fear of occasioning suspicion [of foul play]: the first of them is called المُصَدَّرُ; the next, المُضَعَّفُ; the next, المَنِيحُ; and the next, السَّفِيحُ. (Lh, TA.) ― -b4- See also مُسَافِحٌ.

Derived headwords

سَفِيحٌ
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