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صَيَدٌ

Root: صيد

Full Definition

صَيَدٌ and صِيدٌ , with kesr, or صَيْدٌ , and صَادٌ , A certain disease in a camel's head, in consequence of which he raises it: a certain disease which causes a camel to raise his head: or a certain disease in a camel's head, which causes his neck to twist: or a certain disease which attacks camels in the head, in consequence of which there flows from their noses what resembles froth, or foam, and they raise their heads: or a certain disease in a camel's neck, in consequence of which he is unable to turn his face aside: it is said that its cure is burning with a hot iron between the eyes: [for] it arises from a vein between the eyes, called صَاد. [Hence,] also صَيَدٌ, and صَادٌ , Fixedness of the face of a king, so that it does not turn aside to the right or left, by reason of pride. (A. [See also صَيِدَ, of which it is the Verbal.Noun]) [And the former, An inclination, or bending, of the neck: (see صَيِدَ:) hence,] one says, لَأُقِيمَنَّ صَيَدَكَ [I will assuredly straighten the bending of thy neck: or I will assuredly rectify thy proud stiffness].
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