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سل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مَسَلّ ذ in the phrase مَضْجَعُهُ كَمَسَلِّ شَطْبَةٍ, in the trad. of Umm-Zara, meaning [ His sleepingplace is ] like a green palm-stick drawn forth from its skin [by reason of his slenderness], or, as some say, a sword drawn forth [from its scabbard], is [originally] an inf. n. used in the sense of a pass. part. n. (TA. [See also art. شطب.])

Derived headwords

مَسَلّ
  1. 1.
مَضْجَعُهُ كَمَسَلِّ شَطْبَةٍ