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سَاطٍ

Root: سطو

Full Definition

سَاطٍ [act. part. n. of 1, Springing, or rushing; making an assault, or attack: &c.
2 Hence,] applied to a horse, That springs, or rushes, upon other horses, and stands upon his hind legs and attacks with his fore legs: or a horse wide in step: or that attacks other horses: or that raises his tail in his running; the doing of which is approved.
3 And A stallion-camel excited by lust, and going forth from camels to other camels in consequence thereof.
4 And What is tall, or long, of camels &c.
5 الأَيْدِى السَّوَاطِى The hands that reach, or take, or take hold of, a thing.
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