أُسْقُفٌّ
Root: سقف
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أُسْقُفٌّ
and
أُسْقُفٌ , as also
سَقْفٌ and
سَقْفٌ , [each a variation of] a foreign word used by the Arabs, [from the Greek
ἐπίσκοπος , A bishop; i. e.] a headman of the Christians in religion; or [more exactly] one who is above the
قِسِيس [i. e. presbyter, or priest], and below the
مَطْرَان [or metropolitan]: or one who is learned in their religion: or a king who affects lowliness in his gait: pl. أَسَاقِفَةٌ and أَسَاقِفُ. See also أَسْقَفُ.
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