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سَائِلَةٌ

Root: سيل

Full Definition

سَائِلَةٌ [as a subst. formed from the epithet سَائِلٌ by the affix ة]; pl. سَوَائِلُ: see سَيْلٌ.
2 [Hence the saying,] رَأَيْتُ سَائِلَةً مِنَ النَّاسِ I saw a company of men that had poured from some quarter; and so .
3 The pl. سَوَائِلُ also signifies Valleys [app. flowing with water, or because they flow with water]. (T in art. ذنب.)
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