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أُسْطُوَانٌ

Root: سطن

Full Definition

أُسْطُوَانٌ , an arabicized word, [app. from the Pers. أُسْتُونْ, like the word next following,] A man long in the legs and back. And A camel long in the neck, or high.
2 What is termed أُسْتُوَانُ البَيْتِ is well known [app. meaning The pole of the tent: and this seems to be the primary signification].
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