سَخْتٌ
Root: سخت
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سَخْتٌ
, originally Pers., Vehement, or intense; as also
سَخِيتٌ and
سِخْتِيتٌ . One says, هٰذَا حَرٌّ سَخْتٌ, or سَخْتٌ لَخْتٌ, This is vehement, or intense, heat; a phrase well known in the language of the Arabs, who use certain Pers., or foreign, words, as, for instance, بَلَاس for مِسْح. (Lh, S, TA. [See also سَحْتٌ.]) And سِخْتِيتٌ حَلِفٌ
Vehement swearing. And سِخْتِيتٌ كَذِبٌ
A vehement lie: and a pure, or an unmixed, lie.
2 Also, from the Pers., Anything hard and thin or fine.
2 Also, from the Pers., Anything hard and thin or fine.
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