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سَفِيقَةٌ

Root: سفق

Full Definition

سَفِيقَةٌ A broad, thin, long piece of wood, which is put, or laid down, and upon which are then wound the [mats of reeds called] بَوَارِىّ, above the house-tops of the people of ElBasrah. (Lth, O. [See also سَقِيفَةٌ.])
2 And Any piece of gold, and of silver, or other metal, that is beaten thin and long. (Lth, O, K. * [See, again, سَقِيفَةٌ.])
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