Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

زُعَافٌ

Root: زعف

Full Definition

زُعَافٌ , applied to poison, like زُؤَافٌ and ذُعَافٌ [meaning Quick in its effect]; and in like manner applied to death: and , applied to death, and to a sword, that will not suffer one to linger; killing on the spot; as applied to a sword, thus expl. by As; as applied to death, expl. by Skr as meaning quick.


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