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تيل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

تِيلٌ تيل [ Hemp, of which ropes and cloths are manufactured; thus called by the Arabs in the present day; perhaps from the Persian تِيلَا “ a rope; ”] a certain thing resembling flax, that comes forth from the sea; [possibly meaning that it is imported into Arabia;] and of which cloths are woven. (TA.)

Derived headwords

تِيلٌ
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