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تَسْيِيعٌ

Root: سيع

Form: 2

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تَسْيِيعٌII The act of plastering with mud [or with سَيَاع]. You say, سَيَّعْتُ الحَائِطَ I plastered the wall with mud and chopped straw.
2 And The act of anointing with fat and the like. You say, سَيَّعَتِ المَرْأَةُ مَزَادَتَهَا The woman anointed [with fat, or the like, her leathern water-bag].
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