سيف

سَيَّافٌ ذ An owner, or a possessor, of a سَيْف [or sword ]; (S, M, O, K;) as also ↓ مُسِيفٌ: (M:) pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] of the former سَيَّافَةٌ: (S, M, O, K:) or this last signifies a people, or party, whose حُصُون [or fortresses ] are their سُيُوف [or sword; i. e. whose only means of defence are their swords ]. (Lth, O, K. *) ― -b2- Also (tropical:) A man who is a frequent shedder of blood; or who sheds much blood. (TA.) [ An executioner who slays with the sword. ] ― -b3- And A maker of سُيُوف [or swords ]. (TA.) [And A seller of swords. ]