الصِّمُّ

Root: صم

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الصِّمُّ a name for Calamity, or misfortune; as also , and so صَمَامِ , like قَطَامِ, in a phrase mentioned in the first paragraph, q. v.
2 And The lion; as also , thus called because of his courage, [i. e. from the latter word as signifying “ courageous, ” but accord. to the Msb the reverse is the case,] and so and : the pl. of صِمَّةٌ is صِمَمٌ.

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