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سَافِرٌ

Root: سفر

Full Definition

سَافِرٌ [act. part. n. of 1:] A woman having her face uncovered: pl. سَوَافِرُ.
2 And a horse having little flesh: or so سَافِرُ اللَّحْمِ, a phrase used by Ibn-Mukbil.
3 See also سَفِيرٌ.
4 And see مُسَافِرٌ, in two places.

def.2 Also A writer; a scribe: in the Nabathæan language سَافِرَا: pl. سَفَرَةٌ: which is also applied to the angels who register actions.
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