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مِقَطَّةٌ

Root: قط

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مِقَطَّةٌ The thing upon which the reed for writing is nibbed; [generally made of bone or ivory;] a small bone upon which the writer nibs his reeds for writing; a small bone which is found with the sellers of paper, upon which they cut the extremities of the reeds for writing.
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