سِدَافَةٌ
Root: سدف
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سِدَافَةٌ
A veil, or covering; a thing that veils, conceals, covers, or protects: whence the saying of Umm-Selemeh to 'Áïsheh, when she desired to go forth to El-Basrah, قَدْ وَجَّهْتِ سِدَافَتَهُ i. e. هَتَكْتِ السِّتْرَ i. e. أَخَذْتِ وَجْهَهَا [i. e. وَجْهَ سِدَافَتِهِ (JM in art. وجه) Thou hast rent open his veil, or covering, meaning the Prophet's, as is shown in the TA]: or thou hast removed his veil, or covering: or thou hast removed his veil, or covering, from its place, to which thou wast commanded to keep, and hast placed it before thee: but the saying is also related otherwise, i. e. وَجَّهْتِ
سِجَافَتَهُ, mentioned before [in art. سجف]. One says also, وَجَّهَ فُلَانٌ سِدَافَتَهُ, meaning Such a one quitted his veil, or covering, and came forth from [behind] it.
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