Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

سَافِلَةٌ

Root: سفل

Full Definition

سَافِلَةٌ : see سُفْلٌ.
2 [Hence,] سَافِلَةُ الرُّمْحِ half that is next to the زُجّ [or pointed iron shoe, or foot,] of the spear: [opposed to عَالِيَتُهُ.]
3 And السَّافِلَةُ The bottom, podex, posteriors, or buttocks; and the anus; syn. المَقْعَدَةُ, and الدُّبُرُ; as also ; syn. الدُّبُرُ. (L in art. خجر.)


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