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رَصِيفٌ

Root: رصف

Full Definition

رَصِيفٌ [Put, or joined, together, or together and in regular order, in its several parts; like مَرْصُوفٌ ]. You say, أَسْنَانُهُ رَصِيفَةٌ and His teeth are disposed in a regular and an even row in their manner of growth.
2 [Hence,] An imitator, or emulator, of another in actions; and an inseparable associate.
3 And A deed, or an action, that is firm, or sound; or firmly, or soundly, or well, executed or performed: and in like manner, an answer, or a reply: or an answer, or a reply, that is strong, or valid; not to be rebutted.
4 Also An arrow having a sinew (عَقَبَة) wound upon the socket of its head, when it has broken; and so مَرْصُوفٌ .
5 See also رَصَفٌ.

def.2 Also sing. of رِصَافٌ, which signifies The sinews, or ligaments, (عَصَب,) of the horse: or this signifies the bones of the side: and has for its pl. رُصُفٌ, like كُتُبٌ [as pl. of كِتَابٌ].
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