جُمَانٌ

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جُمَانٌ Beads made of silver, like pearls; things in the form of pearls, of silver; one of which is called جُمَانَةٌ, pl. جُمَانَاتٌ: or pearls themselves: or the first is the proper meaning, and this is metaphorical: [said to be] a Persian word, arabicized. Also A kind of belt (سَفِيفَة) woven of leather, in which are beads of every colour, worn by a woman as a وِشَاح [q. v.]: or silvered beads.

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