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مِسَنٌّ

Root: سن

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مِسَنٌّ A whetstone; i. e. a stone, or anything, with which, or upon which, one sharpens, or whets, or makes sharp-pointed, and polishes, a knife and the like; and سِنَانٌ signifies the same.
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