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سَذَابٌ

Root: سذب

Full Definition

سَذَابٌ , said to be an arabicized word, because [it is asserted that] س and ذ are not combined in any Arabic word; [and if so, سُذْبَةٌ also, men- tioned above, is arabicized;] but in some of the books on plants it is written with the unpointed د; i. q. فَيْجَنٌ, which is an ancient Greek word, [i. e. πήγανο, meaning Rue;] a well-known بَقْل [or kind of herb], having properties described in the medical books.
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