Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

اِسْتِياَفٌ

Root: سيف

Form: 8

Full Definition

اِسْتِياَفٌVIII signifies The act of [putting to the sword,] destroying, or killing. One says, اُسْتِيفَ القَوْمُ [app. meaning The people, or party, were put to the sword]: a phrase mentioned by Lth.
2 See also 6.


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