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رَهِيفٌ

Root: رهف

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رَهِيفٌ Thin; slender; applied in this sense to a sword; and also to a neck: (ISh, TA in art. بتع:) or thin in the edge or point; applied to a sword: or sharp, or keen; thus applied: but Az says that it is seldom used; مُرْهَفٌ being used in its stead.
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