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سَاسٌ

Root: سوس

Full Definition

سَاسٌ : see سُوسٌ.
2 Also A canker, or corrosion, (قَادِحٌ,) in a tooth: without and without teshdeed.

def.2 And A tooth that has been eaten, or corroded: originally سَائِسٌ; like هَارٌ and هَائِرٌ.
2 See also مَسُوسٌ, in two places.
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