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كِفَّةٌ

Root: كف

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كِفَّةٌ The bezel, or collet, i. e. the part in which the stone is set, of a signet-ring. (TA in art. ركب.) See كُرْسِىٌّ.
2 See also طَرْقٌ.
3 كِفَّةٌ A scale of a balance: vulg. كَفَّةٌ .
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