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سنف
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaسَنِيفٌ ذ A cloth that is put, (AA, O, K,) or tied, (M,) upon the shoulders of the camel: pl. سُنُفٌ (AA, M, O, K) and سُنْفٌ: (K:) the cloths that are similarly placed upon the hinder parts of camels are called أَشِلَّةٌ [pl. of شَلِيلٌ]. (AA, O.) ― -b2- Also The حَاشِيَة [properly meaning selvage, or selvedge, ] of a carpet; (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K;) i. e., its خَمْل [which generally means nap; but this addition I think doubtful]. (Ibn-'Abbád, O.)
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سَنِيفٌ
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