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تَسْمِيمٌ

Root: سم

Form: 2

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تَسْمِيمٌII signifies The making loops to the [girth called] وَضِين. [You say, سمّم الوَضِينَ He made loops to the وَضِين: see the pass. part. n., below. And also He adorned the وَضِين with سُمُوم, i. e. strung cowries: see, again, the pass. part. n.]
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