صَائِغٌ
and
صَوَّاغٌ and
صَيَّاغٌ, the last of the dial. of El- Hijáz, originally صَيْوَاغٌ, thus altered by some, from صَيْوَاغٌ to صَيَّاغٌ, because of their disliking the double و, One who practises, or performs, the craft, art, work, or operation, termedصِيَاغَة [or melting gold &c., and pouring it forth into a mould; &c.; as expl. in the first sentence of this art.]; [generally meaning] a goldsmith, or worker in gold: the pl. of صَائِغٌ is صَاغَةٌ [originally صَوَغَةٌ] and صُوَّاغٌ and صُيَّاغٌ. One says, هُوَ الحُلِىِّ [and صَائِغُهَا i. e. He is the moulder of ornaments, or of women's ornaments, of gold or of silver &c.]. [And hence مِلْحُ الصَّاغَةِ lit. Goldsmiths' salt; meaning chrysocolla, i. e. borax: thus termed in the language of the present day.] Aboo-Ráfi' the صَائِغ is related to have said, كَانَ عُمَرُ يُمَازِحُنِى يَقُولُ أَكْذَبُ النَّاسِ يَقُولُ اليَوْمَ وَغَدًا [' Omar used to jest with me, saying, The most lying of men is the goldsmith, who says, To-day, and Tomorrow]. And
كَذِبَةٌ كَذَبَهَا [lit. A lie which the goldsmiths have told] is a saying occurring in a trad. 2 [Hence,] the pl. صُوَّاغٌ means Persons who alter speech, [embellish it with lies,] and falsify it, or forge it: and
صَوَّاغٌ, one who moulds speech, and falsifies it, or embellishes it with lies: and [in like manner]
صَيِّغٌ, originally صَيْوِغٌ, one who lies much, and embellishes his speech [with lies]: the pl. of this last is صَاغَةٌ, like سَادَةٌ pl. of سَيِّدٌ. [See also صَبَّاغٌ.]
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